Also setup bird dogs, people who would either need money, or are constantly out in the neighborhoods and come in contact with these houses.

Tell this to the 18 year old whose whole life his parents, who never went to college, constantly sent messages of "you're going to college, you're going to college" over and over.

If the HOA is aware of rowdy kids and this has been a constant, you could make the argument to have them fix it - I doubt it would work though.

If, on the other hand, this is all too difficult or time consuming and you want an easy way to invest then seek out quality partnerships or joint ventures with people right here on BP. 

It's taken months because part of MY MIND has been held captive doing things like building an agency budget, problem solving situations on the fly in an accounts payable unit, dealing with all the constant miscellaneous problems that walk into the office, all while dealing with the most surreal, television sitcom like hostile office politics one can imagine.....can not deal with it anymore!  

I dont have money to go out here and purchase any houses but I am constantly learning networking to build a team.  

That level of doors you cannot afford a full time repair person and buildings at 50k  a door tend to be C type properties needing constant upkeep.Typical down is 25% but you can do 20% but interest rate rises which affect the returns versus the cap you are buying at.

I've always focused on getting something with little to no work but now with this twist it's a location that will be a constant rental.

Second, I want to change my family tree - I grew up with a single mother who struggled constantly financially - we ate a lot of PBJs and casseroles and I don't want that for my young son. 

The relative was constantly late with the rent, so my father in his less than infinite wisdom let them pay the mortgage directly to the bank, being that it was the same amount as their rent.