Sure, there was occasional maintenance, but no middle of the night calls. 

Sure, can the occasional off-market deal be found in the SFR space? 

Ru Monsell,Kenneth LaVoie is in Winslow, Me.He is a very active Real Estate Investor in Maine.He is an occasional poster on this site.Raymond

Will there be the occasional instance where a couple living paycheck to paycheck both lost their jobs, missed 2-3 mortgage payments and can can't catch up and 7-8 months down the road they get foreclosed on?

We pay for all utilities including water, electricity, trash and occasionally maintenance and thankfully we've had decent people occupying these units. 

David Greene's book is helpful but I imagine an occasional trip to the area would be beneficial.

He has issues, and does that occasionally, so we went ahead with our plans, closed on the house, and fixed the pipes.

It’s casual and allows me to hold my “safety/weapon” in my hand at all times which buys me the two seconds I’d have to reach in pocket for some type of pepper spray/firearm etcI’ve never had to utilize it except an occasional sip or two myself 😆.

Occasional evictions. 

Occasionally you might hit a big payoff buying scratchers but odds are you won't win anything but lose money.