Buying physical assets is unlikely to lose principal unless you're over leveraged...To me, the control is more valuable with direct investments, passive investments are for later in my career.

I will tell you that the GC portion, if he is working physically on the jobs, scheduling subs, and project management, is much more physically and mentally demanding than the business side of the deal  (real estate/ marketing/legal).

For the purposes of this section, a tenant shall be deemed to have relinquished possession of the premises upon any of the following:(1) Execution of an order of possession in favor of the landlord.(2) If the tenant has physically vacated the premises, removal of substantially all personal property and the providing of a forwarding address or written notice stating that the tenant has vacated the premises.

I’m in the location I wish to invest in so I can physically look at the properties.

Also, I will not be able to physically look at the house for at least the next two months so I can't confirm the state of the property although it appears to be in good condition from the pictures.

Best course, IMO, would be to buy one cash, then refinance it later if need be.Last thing to consider is the physical condition of these properties.

Is there a reason you need physical branches and if so what is it? 

Here is the opening paragraph of Bulletin 012:"Property Management means the physical, administrative or financial maintenance and management of real property, or the supervision of such activities for a fee, commission or other compensation or valuable consideration, pursuant to a property management agreement.

If you want me to walk you through the process of examining titles and the checklist I've built up over time we can skype/discord.I'll review Idaho's tax-deed laws this weekend - in the mean time post your questions on Avvo as well (you'll have to do one question per post however but you can't beat free lawyer advice).Weird your state issues QCDs... and not a Tax-deed.You will have to learn to title examine on your own... do not go with title companies per property unless you have a massive bankroll (granted if you see a property that you know you'll win, you also physically visited it, go ahead and order a title search).You may be looking in the wrong states (there exists 1 state out of the entire USA that issues title insurance for tax-deed sales and also has extremely pro landlord laws).

My previous career was in healthcare as a Physical Therapist Assistant.