I can be boots on the ground.

Any excess proceeds not applied to the investment portion may be taxable as "boot."

You will be competing with people who have 'boots on the ground' and can visit any property owner with short notice.While wholesaling from afar is possible, it is recommended to begin closer to home.

It should also ease your mind and let you sleep better when you realize that you have a series of countermoves prepared to combat adverse scenarios.

You can't go wrong anyway but you want to have some sort of boots on the ground to get you started and understanding the area.

The purchase decision might make itself clearer once you are here, have boots on the ground and are not pressured to make a decision from long distance.

@James Wise has a great video explaining this: As an investor focused agent with boots-on-the-ground here in Cleveland- I would love to help you find and purchase a solid property!

Its already long distance but if you have no desire to be involved, no boots on the ground in anyway, it may be hard to make it work.

It takes some serious knowledge and work.I would not buy into an SA wine business without getting boots on the ground and doing some due diligence.

I guess I'm stuck with them for 1 year (or I guess I could spend $2100 to boot them).