Another aspect to consider is because you don't just need to find a few tenants, you may want to buy a healthy business vs one that has gained a bad reputation over the past number of years.In summary, I think a car wash business could meet many of the needs you are looking for, and if cashflow isn't a huge priority, you may be able to find a couple people who could do much of the day to day aspects of the business and it could become pretty passive much like a property management company can make an apartment building passive. 

An occasional hot water tank, dishwasher, or garage door opener.  

I'm passionate about RE and always looking to meet like minded people and learn different strategies!

Like you said though, if they place a tenant with no rental history or who's guarantor family member has an unstable rental history, or if the required qualifications and investigations are sub-par, IE the PM didn't bother to investigate rental history beyond the applicant's current residence or didn't take into account that they just started a new job in a different industry making 3x what they previously did for the past 10 years - then those are reasons to be upset.But yet again, if a landlord has to take the time to deeply examine an applicant beyond the PM saying, "yes, the applicant meets our agreed-upon criteria and here is the backup", you are working with the wrong PM because that's a big part of what a PM does.

Here are some good places to start:http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet - find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.And, of course thehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!

Hoping to meet people both online and in person.

No way there is enough labor to meet the demandPrayers to the BP members that were displaced as well as the BP investors that were wiped out. 

Nice to meet you all!

I'm the guy you're looking for.However, there isn't anything on the market currently that meets that criteria. 

I hope to become more aggressive after that.Looking forward to meeting you all and appreciate the feedback in advance.Best,Ankit