Buyers that do not have physical boots on the ground often get taken for a ride -- see for example the "turnkey providers" and various threads lamenting that experience. 

The best path forward (IMO) is to sit down with @Adam Schneider and find some common ground.

Use keyword rich content when crafting your descriptions.Check out what other people are renting their places out for on Airbnb and compare it to yours and adjust pricing accordingly.

Which I'm not so worried about compared to getting sued and having a company come after me for $48k because I hastily signed some contract. 

Thanks for the Baltimore data.To answer your question, the reason I'm debating between theses markets is because I live abroad and the most important thing for me in choosing a market is the people I can work with on the ground.I have family in Atlanta that can help me and I really think it's a good and stable market, my only problem with it is that the prices are a bit high for me and I'll probably need to do an all cash deal for my first property (problematic to get funding for an out of country investor).For Detroit and Baltimore I have a few contacts referred to me by people I trust that can help me get the work done on the ground.

Other issue can be corrected relatively inexpensively compared to a septic problem.

Someone else is paying all the interest compared to you paying it now.

Average is between $700-$900.We base all our income comparisons at $750 a unit and you should be caahflowing at least 50% of your gross rental income compared to the purchase price.

I think some of these people actually get mortgages on the ground in the US.

One of the strategies mentioned is to offer 2-3 choices to tenants so they compare the choices rather than comparing your rental to others in the area.