This can be thought of as the old school style that many landlords utilized before the availability of all the tools today.2nd Tier - This approach combines elements of both passive & active approaches & has become possible in more recent years with all the advances in technology that make it easier to manage properties such as online listings, rent collection, smart phones, property software for accounting, etc.

Also we've drove by the house numerous times during the day/night and it looks like there is no one there.  

If the building is old it probably doesn't impact the cost how high the lead levels are because you will replace the elements with lead in them except maybe if there are lead pipes but the walls ,  window , ect  you are probably going to do the same thing no matter how high it tests.

Send them mail with some value add element (market price for their property, gift card, etc.) 

@Michael A DeAngelo there are numerous options but I use RentPrep for credit/ criminal check.

Sounds like this would be a syndication structure but there are numerous ways to structure these deals. 

-Actively reading BP site content, watching YouTube videos (BP and others), read Multifamily Millionaire, read Recession-proof Real Estate Investing, and read Rental Property Investing, and read/watched numerous other articles/posts.

Over the next two property managers we lost over half of the tenants, had numerous squatters in vacant units, and significant gang and other illicit activity.

A few years later, however, my manager got sick and the property began a precipitous decline. 2 more property managers later, I had lost over half my tenants, had numerous squatters, significant vandalism and finally arson.

Set numerical goals for each team member to hit each week .