RE investing is an exciting, and sometimes stressful world, but it can be extremely rewarding if you do it right. 

@Joe KimIt seems like you might of had the two extremes of PM. 

It's extremely time consuming and so much hard work. 

Inventory is extremely thin.

It is extremely clear that I am a person not a company (some people care about that) and that I'm looking to purchase their home should they wish to sell in the future.I give them every single possible way to contact me, including my home address, my phone number and my email addresses.

If you have time for a quick chat, I can share some additional info you would probably find extremely valuable before proceeding that could influence your investment strategy. 

Yes, this is Alabama but it still gets cold at night.Well, that really bothered me.

If you want to look into doing it yourself let me know, we handle almost 600 units in-house except in extreme circumstances and I can show you products and use to handle it.

I am extremely gifted at finding great deals.To start: There is a little 980 sq ft house 3 bed, 1 bath.

Even if you have all your tax-advantaged accounts in Index Funds (a-la Warren Buffet) you're probably going to get around 7% over the course of those 20-30 years, which is a pretty solid return for having zero time invested, and extremely low risk relative to other investments.