It's easy I rent 5 of them remotely with a day job and more properties locally.

What type of tenants typically live in places like that and are they easy to find? 

To her surprise, the inspector said "let me separate it and pull the can out for you guys".For buildings we don't live in,  for triplexes, for each tenant to handle there own garbage, you need nine cans.

(Which kills my numbers.)The T12 numbers were iffy even though the building is 100% occupied currently and future proformas looked good.There is a new construction happening nearby - 335 unit large apartment complex coming online in Aug 2018.Nobody said out-of-state investing was easy, LOL. 

Got a very reasonable quote from an insurance broker for all my properties and the apartment complex, too easy.

Hi Nghi--Pretty easy to get 75% on a R/T or Cashout refi with rates starting in the low 5's for a 5 yr ARM. 

Though I have no interest in the transactional job of real estate, these sort of things (doing management, easy access to properties on the market) make getting my license more and more attractive on a practical level.

Not necessarily surprising in a C neighborhood but a major red flag.

Heard a funny story once where some first-time buyer was at the tail end of a several month FHA purchase and had a surprise divorce... supposedly the realtor ended up "purchasing" his swing-set for $3,500 to get him over the bar for required funds, and had to supply the bank with a notarized letter of purchase so they wouldn't write the deposit off as an un-seasoned gift. 

Take some photos before , during, and after your project, then share with us the good, bad, and ugly.Being a landlord is not easy, but with a team,  Its money in the bank !