not to say that can't be done, but you'll need a strong team, i doubt you will personally drive there to fix a dishwasher? 

Connect with an experienced agent and shadow them--maybe offer to drive them to/from appointments.

My wife an I try to focus our long term rentals in towns within a 30 - 45 minute drive to Raleigh.

Don't drive a new car to town; we have some of the best body and mechanics in Texas - in chop shops.Ah, just kidding. 

Too many people want the ADU in place before buying, which drives up the price.

This supply constraint, coupled with steady demand, is expected to drive rent growth in the coming months.Capital Markets and Valuations: U.S. multifamily transaction volumes reached $38 billion in Q2, signaling a thaw in capital markets.

I would definitely make the drive and network.

i occasionally go to the monthly sheriffs sale on the courthouse steps with a wad of cash and hope to get a good deal. the list above lets me know about potential houses that i can drive by and do title searches for.

I listen to the podcasts driving to work everyday.

If you bothered to ask or have someone drive by they'd see a big stump where the tree was taken down a month into ownership.