Have you or someone you trust physically inspected the house?

i don't want to blame the casino in Bethlehem for some of the current issues in reading or Allentown but I just might praise it as providing these fourclousures.

Manufactures have the option of switching to better insulation (high-density closed cell foam, vacuum insulated panels, etc) and could exceed the new benchmarks without making the tanks physically larger.

As @Keishee Hill said, technology today means you don't have to be in geographical proximity to your CPA and it's way more important to have somebody who really knows what they're doing than to be able to physically shake their hand.

Also, let’s say I find a deal that may look interesting (by looking at the physical condition of the property), how do I figure out the costs such as insuranse, garbage/sewer, water etc?

I have worked with well over 200 Senior parks across Florida over the past 10 years and have physically been in a heap load more than that.

Real estate includes many different aspects or "classes", we have the theories of real estate, the physical, side of land and improvements.

I physically can not do this yet considering I am out of the states for six more months, but I am already starting with BP and other social networks.

.), how important is it to do actual physical due diligence?  

In other words, you're ONLY obligated to his broker for the properties the agent physically shows you, not any properties you find on your own and not any properties shown to you by other agents/brokers.