And the roof shingles had a manufacturer's defect that he or the previous owner could have easily had repaired under the warranty, but neither chose to do so.

This is easily learned by being at the job site each day.

As far as cash flow goes, unless you are finding your own deals direct or via a wholesaler you are not going to find a cash flowing rental close to town very easily.

For B products in B areas, cap rates are easily in the low 6 range, and usually the best and final rounds of bidding can see competition going into the sub 6 territory.  

They're pretty high up that way and could easily run $300/mo for the non-owner occupied properties.On brand new homes, your maintenance should be lower. 

An electrician can easily determine the circuits for you.

I could easily continue to write a few more pages to continue to get my point across, but the bottom line is yes, it is well worth the time and investment to become a member of MIFA and yes, you MUST go to the next weekend class that is held.

A liquor store seemed like something to easily manage whether there fulltime or not with current staff staying in place.

I primarily need "flexible" database applications, in that I want database tables to interact quickly and easily with my scripts.

The person might easily get rattled, not knowing if they're supposed to be the landlord, the employer, the reference, etc.