You do have to get a good cleaner and handy person which can take some time.I agree with HOA's.

Quote from @John Fleming: I don't have any personal recommendations, but something below may help you in the search.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

It can be personally designed post cards or it can be letters. 

@Tanner Davis If you want to pursue either a fix/flip or BRRRR strategy, it sounds like you might need to find a partner/investor that knows you well and believes enough in you as a person to invest money in a project. 

How we purchased our property: Combination of Savings, Personal Loan with interest from a family member (4% interest) and a cash loan from Wells at about 8%.

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The lower barrier to entry would be excellent for my personally smaller net worth.

Personally I like the Section 8 program when the property is located in a super poor area with a ton of blight and crime.

Did you have to jump through so many hoops and provide this level of personal information?

I've done enough personal home projects to know, if I find a deck company it'll be 2k, but a GC will charge me 2.5k to over see it...