It is maybe a couple thousand dollar up-front cost for the developers to determine the viability of a project.I work with experienced developers, who could perform & gather all this data on their own if they really wanted to, but the value that an engineer brings on these is typically worth their time & small cost. 

Passengers in their own life. 

I am about ready to just manage myself from out of state and have a couple of local handymen help me out when things come up.

As stated earlier, it could take a day, a week, or longer.

Quote from @Andrew Newcomb: I'm really curious about buying out of state (or anywhere) wherever I can get the best ROI.

@Ken Latchers  what did booking.com do to prove you owned the home and how are they processing credit card payments for you?

the ones that look good in Ohio or Alabama or whatever come with their own challenges. 

Eventually, I went into a steady state of paying the $200 monthly and gave up after logging in few leads and figuring out my state does not have reasonable deals at my level and given my financial status.

I ask them how their experience would differ if they owned the home?

I need some help with understanding why i should go with a 4 plex over a SFH near Oakland county in Michigan.I currently own a SFH for myself.