I'm a Dad to Logan 9, Lucas 6, husband to Wendy.I've spent the last 11 years as an entrepreneur in the digital marketing world, primarily focused on physical product eCommerce (I own 2 brands that operate on Etsy and Shopify), and most recently having kinda accidentally built a few 100k social media following as the Carnivore Dad.I’ve been interested in and attracted to real estate for years but I just made excuses that had me staying in my lane of digital marketing, however I'm here now and eager to learn.I settled on Texas as my primary state because I have family here, I love meat, and I’m interested in firearms.

Are you sure there's no legal (as opposed to physical) access? 

You really want to buy the lot, the floor of these physical assets is the land value and that's how you got to take a look at them.  

They are eligible for ROFR only if other conditions are met(i.e paid on time, no damage, non-refundable fee per exercise of it).That way you'll get them to behave well, can price accordingly, and hopefully keep them around if they are good.

The General Contractor doesnt do the physical work .

For cities, will your jobs have a physical location?

If you do not pay them they will exercise their right to foreclosure.

Let's say I'm able to acquire the tax deed from the state (state has had for 3 years) --- do I take physical actions to the property?  

This last year was an exercise in "what not to do" LOL! 

I assume you have to give your tenant a physical key.