It's definitely more work but you can outsource the cleaning and the management side is fairly minimal work especially if you can set it up for self check-in and whatnot. 

I have very minimal experience doing work but do have some background in project management/civil engineering but honestly that seems daunting.

If you follow best practices, it minimizes the likelihood of getting sued. 

All manageable as long as you build in these numbers to your models or use some methods to minimize this.

The market changes quickly  (which can happen).But on a buy and hold, the downside - if it cash flows - is minimal. 

Very on top of things and minimize vacancies.

However the occurrence of a different Housing Authority is rare and the differences are very minimal, as such the fee structure, timelines and information in the FAQ are all basically the same.Q.

I am trying to minimize the cash that I spend myself. 

I’m currently active duty and want to get into real estate but my current schedule is pretty hectic and I would like to minimize the time I dedicate to a property (for the time being).

School district is obviously a huge differentiator in price and if you aren’t an amateur cartographer you will have a hard time navigating the city/town/village boundaries which can have minimal relation to the postal mailing city which has minimal relation to the school district.