Maybe set up your city as a keyword, find investors in your area- connect with them, see if you can learn from them, run errands for them- offer them some value for no pay- you will learn things and meet people in the business.

url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=carbon+monoxide+detector+10+year+battery&sprefix=carbon+monoxide+detector+10+%2Caps%2C176&crid=WSGTRPPC2LPP&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acarbon+monoxide+detector+10+year+batteryIf you have a hardwired smoke alarm system simply change one unit for a combo unit and problem solved.   

Drive along each street and if you know "this is a $500k* neighborhood - look at the style and the care that's been created here", but right in the middle there's this overgrown unkempt sad neglected property for sale, - THAT'S the one you investigate further!

Decima, some key words to help you get seller financing are "more money" ...

I will spell the name of it out in spaces so the keyword drama convo will hopefully not begin - r e n a t us.  

I will have to do more digging and investigation.

Because of the keyword pings you will likely get people from around the country though.

Mark, not sure what turn key providers you've investigated but the ones I checked into really underestimated long term holding expenses.

Start reading in the education section above, start listening to the podcasts, set some key word alerts for things like "Newark" and begin looking at your market to learn what prices are running and how much rentals are going for. 

Keyword Alerts - Add the keyword alerts "Bay Area" and/or "California".