The upside of this is good, comps are fairly easy to establish, and the land costs aren't terrible. 

Radon remediation isn't terribly expensive and, for me, isn't a deal killer.

For the educated buyer that can find their own place, they drive through and around the area to make sure it checks out and simply needs someone to open the door that is  terrible to then turn around and charge 3K, 6k, 9k, or 12k when the amount of work hasn't changed at all.  

They're not expensive or terribly hard to obtain...Hope that helps!

Admittedly, I did a terrible job tracking, so I'm not exactly sure of my response rate. 

Some turnkey companies are great, some are mediocre, some are terrible.

That sounds terrible!

It seems like the market here in Astoria is absolutely terrible, but I would love to learn how to get into it.

@Rachel Luoto I would say if you already know an experienced flipper or discover one organically that engenders your trust I don't think it's a terrible idea to use that relationship to gain some experience by potentially setting up a deal like the one you laid out.

He sounds like a jerk and a terrible landlord, but might not be breaking the law.