Compared to the amount of money you could lose on one of these "cheap" homes, an airplane ticket and a hotel isn't much.

In between a drive to market, like the Keys but prices are pretty crazy or a Flight to market like Orlando.

You could try to submit a ticket to the warranty department, but it would be highly unlikely that they would do anything unless it can be shown as a manufacturer defect or similar. 

I don't invest in areas where I can't get a direct flight to and from and spend less than 1hr driving once I get there.

I'm looking forward to the zip letter (think government mailing. parking ticket looking) I may get a lot of angry call but at least it will get opened a lot.200 to 400 pieces unless it is a very targeted list or hand written letters is probably only going to get you 1 to 8 phone calls per month

This downward trend can be attributed to “Urban flight” as we are beginning to see a population shift from dense inner cities to less crowded suburbs due the impact of COVID-19.

Credit card company opened up a fraud ticket and billed back the deposit.

Even if you created a ticket system for repairs etc., most tenants do not use it and still call you. 

But you caused me to do some research and realize that there are some very nice looking, modern top mount sinks these days for kitchen installs that would make DIY granite the ticket for any kitchen that doesn’t require a corner seam.

They also have preferred relationships with lenders.Unlike the firms more commonly referred to as "turnkey" operators, however, Roofstock does not renovate properties before sale, nor do they run in-house property management.The upsides seem to be that:Their marketplace lets you search, filter, and analyze many properties across the Roofstock markets more efficiently than any single turnkey operator or marketer doesTheir properties do not carry the typical turnkey markups, which may leave a bit more meat on the bone (these tend to be rental properties owned by institutional investors)The provide much more complete and useful data in their proformas, with the ability to easily tweak assumptionsThe downsides seem to be that:Properties are provided as-is and likely haven't had a complete renovation, so repairs and CapEx may be higher with their properties (though they do disclose details and expected useful life on big ticket items like the roof and key mechanicals)You lose the "one neck to choke" benefit of turnkeys, though they do assign advisors who are available to assist you throughout the process of closing on the homeIf you are familiar with Homeunion, Investability, or Mashvisor, they are all worth a look for comparison.