Finding vintage items that relate to your area and old photographs can add a lot of character as well. 

@Matthew McNeil can you tell me issue you had with using a title company please?

By "partial" I mean renovating the kitchen and bathroom, painting the place, re-tiling the floor and maybe adding some smaller features that can make a difference to prospective buyers, such as new A/C units, new internal doors, or maybe even sell the place furnished (home staging is not really an option here); with no or minimal demolition, and hopefully without electricity or plumbing issues.

Relatively simple, not terribly expensive.

That will limit your LTV, but doesn't sound like that will be an issue if you're only looking for $100k. 

The issue you might run into to get 30 year financing on a 5+ unit in AL is the loan size.

I can tell you Rentredi is a huge time waste between issues with the apps and lack of service. big thumbs down and im honestly surprised they are promoted on here. 

I’ll be able to do all the things we, as OOS investors, always look for when we have turnover or maintenance issues.

Probably not an issue for a veteran... 

Hi Lisa, As an investor, I have worked with all types of realtors, but for investment property I would say that you have to have an experienced realtor in investment properties or you have to have enough experience for the deal to work with.Experienced Realtor will help you with the contract (which in many cases are not simple), but most importantly with spotting issues in the property that could cost you thousands.Your concern is valid so it is important to sign a Buyer Representation Agreement, in which case the realtor has to work for you over his/her own interest (or you can sue him).The idea is not to sue them, but to make sure you trust them enough to work with them.