Video walkthroughs and establishing a trusted boots on the ground are just as good plus save me hours and hours of driving!

From there we identify properties that could have some potential and if you are interesting in diving deeper, 1) we do a thorough video walkthrough to give you a realistic look of the property, 2) we give a ballpark estimate of rehab costs (we do 40 a year with our GCs o we will get pretty close), 3) we talk through market rent with our property management team, ARV, and potential highest and best use.Ideally you find great investor agents who know their market really well and have a network of resources to provide you with enough confidence to take reasonable action. 

I actually recently started a youtube channel where I will be uploading videos to help investors (or anyone else interested) learn how to self-GC new construction.

I try sending a video or doing a live video walk-through with them so they can get a better idea of the layout, condition, neighborhood, etc.2.

Our last deal we engaged a mortgage broker that also brought a Private Equity LP (Limited Partner) to the deal. 

There were weekly group video phone calls that despite usually only having 5-10 people online I could never get a question answered leaving me to believe they were pre recorded.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

I think that goes a lot to show you how engaged Tardus clients are. 

I did a video review of the package on my youtube.

For on the ground evaluations, I rely on local contacts: agents, contractors, or even property inspectors to provide walkthrough videos and detailed feedback.