I have a standard email reply to all the (nearly 100) non-personalized responses from the listings. 

Non-verifiable income is a deal-breaker.

How does one find an invisible non-existent septic tank?

A good broker should be able to guide you in your investment decisions in terms of giving you insights about different markets and asset classes, current trends in those markets, any other specialized info and statistics that they have access to and that is not publicly available.

For non-local investors, I will take pics/video and go through the scope of work with you.

That is likely from an investor who has seen from public record that based on your original purchase date and original mortgage, you likely have equity.

Try TaskRabbit for the non-skilled items.

Those with experience in these rentals, what type of colleges (large\small, private vs public) and/or towns have you had the best experience?

For public transport, ITP east (Belvedere-ish and out, and west are your best bets, or the south (College Park, East Point, Ft.

To start, the numbers:3 bedroom, 1.5 bath 1700 sq foot brick SFH with bonus room.Purchase Price: $59kAppraisal: $105k as is with estimated $124k after rehab.Renovation budget: $20k.Renovations include: new flooring in bonus room, kitchen and baths. total renovation of bathrooms, new cabinets, crown molding (to cover bad drywall job by previous owner), buff hard woods, paint exterior, paint interior, remove awning, remove side door and seal up, fix low spot in kitchen floor, and remove the non-permitted fire place.Estimated Rent: Initially I budgeted $950 per month based on another rental I own in a similar location, but  two houses on the same block were recently rented for $1200+.