Decatur isnt exactly a hot spot.

From a guest perspective I second everything you said, and would add a hot tub. 

After you paid for a hotel for your tenants for the last week while the ac, the heat or the water heater was broken.  

The current rental market in the city in Northern Ontario, Canada is pretty hot and houses for rent are taken pretty quickly.

Leave credit cards at home in the freezer in a bag filled with water that has frozen over....lolAmazes me how many people fall for these types of programs.When I buy NNN properties either my buyers wanting to own direct and I find the property or whether they are accredited LP investor on my syndication deals they learn with me while they INVEST CAPITAL to own fully themselves or a piece of the deal. 

Say you have a fire or water damage in the house and you have to file a claim with your homeowners insurance.

@Gavin Wynn In my market it is common for the landlord to pay for the heat and almost always the water.

Are you paying any utilities as the owner, aside from water and user fee?

Make sure you have smoke and CO detectors in appropriate places, GFCI outlets near water, functioning mechanicals, make sure everything is in good condition and you shouldn't have a problem.

Real- Estate  is a lot tougher game now because of technology now allowing buyers, sellers to access the market using the internet without using agents but  you do have hot areas that can support  more bodies .