At that time it seemed like there were a lot of investors who had given up.That is not to say there is not opportunity there, but I could tell for me as someone who did not know the cities and tenant types well, it was probably going to be a lot of work for me to be profitable. 

-Her split is 30% of profits whereas others are 20-25%-She requires a $500 "technology fee", but it's only a $30 amazon key-pad deadbolt.

Looking for ways to create more passive income for myself.I guess an additional question is how profitable should I expect a short term rental to be in that area? 

This is maintained by the specific attorney’s office for the specific foreclosures they are performing.Although very profitable, Foreclosures are a poor choice for wholesaling, unless you have substantial capital.

However, the end goal can still be profitable.

At the acquisition price points, and the market value of the units if you do decide to go wit a pm you’ll find yourself not being very profitable as most pm’s will charge $75 per unit min or 8-10% of gross rental income.

You're going to need 15-20 duplexes that are considered good deals to get to that kind of profit.

Traditionally I have sold the builder land and loaned him the money to buy the land and build the house with us splitting up the profits when it sold. 

It would not be a terribly profitable industry, and a few large players (hopefully including my NewCo) would dominate the space.

I worked them, remodeled them and made very little money and eventually sold them for little to no profit.