If anyone is interested, I now offer people the chance to buy properties that meet all my criteria, set up with property management, home inspections (reviewed by me and set up to fix all req'd shortfalls), and home insurance, for those wanting to 'manage' all other aspects themselves. Finding renters could potentially occur during my property search, but otherwise can usually happen very quickly in this market, in the areas I buy.
Furthermore, the next 12 months will be an amazing time to invest in US real estate, further spurred by today's news.
"The surge of home seizures may drive down home values, at least for a while, in a fragile market."
Foreclosure Deal to Spur New Wave of U.S. Home Seizures, Help Heal Market - Bloomberg