Inspector/contractor/property manager will be the team of experts you will rely on to make an informed final buying decision here. 10) RENOVATE - you must use an airtight process to manage your contractor to protect yourself and arrive at the desired outcome, on time, within budget.

The things we put the most thought into were;1) How to arrive at a 'buy out price' ahead of time, meaning not to come up with it at the point someone wants out.

tstorm that arrives is a chance to provide awesome service so good that it will turn a negative situation into something that your tenants can brag to their friends about.

Yes it is entirely possible to invest in an area by never visiting the area but if people are planning to have a huge net worth tied to a specific city, you may as well spent the money to visit for at least 3-4 days.The trip doesn't necessarily need to be all business.Plan the trip appropriately - tell your contractors, tenants(if you want), property management companies that you will be arriving ahead so you can meet with them. 

Once you have this number, you need to look at your repair costs (this takes skill in construction estimating), to arrive at an estimated rehab budget.

@Kerry Noble Jr he said he wants to figure out the capital gains tax before arriving at the net we each get.

Even she had issues upon arrival and asked us to help her open the door. 

Meanwhile, a full size bulldozer arrived on site.

The marshals were supposed to arrive but their office closed right after the ban. 

How did you arrive at the numbers for when, how much and why for the properties?