So I separate myself easily from other rentals. 

They'll be able to easily answer these questions and give you guidance.

I think you can sell or rent the right units fairly easily to young professionals.  

Thieves dont steal pexPex will not burst as easily if the water lines freezeWhen I use pex in new construction we trim off all of the under cabinet areas with copper and it has a very clean look.  

A driveway or garage will easily add 20k to the sale price.

I know a dependable PM would get a tenant out ASAP if they werent paying rent or causing trouble where as an owner could easily let things go for longer because they dont know the steps or feel bad.

I was recently in SOCAL where cash flow is not easily obtained for any amount of DP.

I could spend an hour easily pointing out the issues, I won't as some searching on seller financing here on BP should paint that picture.There are other issues, buying at one price and adding to that with some arbitrary amount can put you in a predatory financing/dealing position, if you don't add value to the property.

Also, we can rent up easily at anytime of the year, so we don't need to time our turnovers to the seasons. 

As to @Ben Leybovich he is like a razor, he is sharp but he can cut things easily, use it to your advantage, not to your harm.