I.e. if this property were located in Oakbrook/Centerville versus Miami Chapel/West Dayton, you will have a dramatic shift in price and operational ease.I would talk to brokers in the area.  

He is the king of workflows and systems for MTR.

It is only difficult if you do it wrong.It is only difficult if you do not understand the concept of motivated sellers (which is indeed 99%+ of all the so-called experts that indeed pretend they got it figured out but they absolutely don't).BUT that doesn't mean off-market, motivated sellers are hard to find.They are indeed SO easy to find that as long as you do it right, you don't have to pay a cent or lift a finger to get them (once your system is set up).We get more than we can handle and anyone can do this without having to pay anyone anything to do it.

@Joey Samudio - Build your team, build your team, build your team.Then build systems around each team member until you have a streamlined process from A - Z.Starting with something turnkey would surely be a lighter lift to get started.Why is it that you want to invest remotely?

My ideal is to have a system or a standard in place to maintain discipline about procedures.

Before making your final decision, I'd suggest running the numbers both ways - calculate your tax liability versus the potential long-term impact of accepting those unfavorable terms you mentioned.

Here’s what to know.State Equalized Value versus Taxable ValueBack in 1994 Michigan passed the Headlee Amendment:(http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(k5m2va1uyfgwtbyjf4nqb1bx))/mileg.aspx?

I really do appreciate all of the comments folks have made and it’s clear that they have systems in place and I hope that knowledge will aid me in my endeavor. 

From my own eyes redacted took a 2 week break while a new studio was being built, during that time Clayton did mobile shows and we noticed European plates on cars then freeway signs from the interstate system, I am very familiar with these we lived there for 65 years, tune in to redacted on you tube, they talk about living in Portugal and no longer do.

Let the tenant know which repairs fall under cosmetic upgrades versus necessary maintenance.