How do you confidently purchase out of state investment property?

[Ileana Rodriguez]

I'm in CA looking to buy my first SFH investment property in AZ. I would love to buy something local but the laws in CA are not landlord friendly as we know. So how do you confidently purchase an investment property without seeing it in person? What are some things that I should have done or should ask my realtor to do? Or should I put in the offer and plan on making a trip out before closing? I am planning on self managing but using a leasing agent. I haven't hired an agent either so if anyone is local to the Prescott, AZ area and willing to help me with this or refer me to a local agent, I would appreciate it.