the leverage/risk/reward equation is one of the most important ones to get right in RE investing in my opinion, as it will dictate your long term success.  

That would dictate having a on-site property manager or not.

Having a clear idea of your buying ability can help dictate your next step what to do in your current situation.

More so than letting the properties dictate your endeavors.

If a buyer sent the seller a document trying to dictate the terms of the sale of a building, most clients I've seen would tear it up on the spot, or get an uneasy feeling about dealing with that buyer moving forward and none would sign that. 

Say $50,000;  don't really need to know, this dictates your search/investment process focus.Size of investment you can do:  With $50,000 at 10% then $500,000 total project; 20% then $250,000.Are you a financial investor or a entrepreneur business owner?

Congratulations on moving ahead in  your journey on your investment path and , your incolvment in the BP community.soo many ways to skin a cat and get you into more properties with upside potentialyou current situation and means would dictate more specific ideas and strategies .  

This will dictate where you purchase and look for properties based on that number alone.My point is that you always start with the end in mind and work it backwards, this creates the strategy (Buy and hold, flip, Wholesale, Notes) which will be driven by the tactic (SFR, MFR, Mobile homes, Short term rental etc) I always coach people and explain that the property is actually the last piece of the puzzle not the first.Hope this helps

Bigger companies may implement larger work from home initiatives but the employees living in the City are more concentrated within small businesses than they are within conglomerates.These employees and business owners may move within an hour radius or so for better quality of life, but at the end of the day, their high paying jobs/businesses will largely dictate the need to be in more frequently.

Your market will largely dictate this, but I know in my market here in CT it can be a potential deterrent to landing good tenants.