Palak,Many online tools like RentSavvy, Avail, Turbotenant, RentRedi, Apartment.com help you do this process. 

I like your strategy of looking for investment properties up and down I 95.

you'll probably still need something long term like software as others have suggested but this was a thought i had... you could see the actual profit or loss from a tax perspective for each property.

Hey Andrew: The Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan (SBL) and Fannie Mae Small Loan multifamily programs could be a good fit for a project like this.

Kind of like the IDF paying Hamas leaders housecalls. 

Investing out of state for you would be like learning Norwegian and never planning to go there.  

This will give you more opportunities and access to various opinions about the market and properties.As to cleaning services, you'd most likely hire a property manager who'll take care of that.

It almost feels like a cheat code for REI. 

Hoping to get help from like minded people.After lurking in the back ground for years, we recently started purchasing property in the greater Birmingham area.  

I like @Chris Seveney and @Shiloh Lundahl's concept for a fast sale that you can do a lease option on.