I personally use the mass text capabilities through my Resident RE CRM.However I have a few friends who wholesale and invest and use Mobile Monkey to mass text and from what they say the price is pretty reasonable.

If you've never done it and never looked at properties anywhere in person, how will you know what any of the numbers even mean? 

I plan on driving alot to find distressed or run down multifamily properties that possibly are owned by an out of state investor and reaching out however would like everyone's opinion or personal experience on some other creative ways.

I am trying to locate experienced investor friendly title companies and or attorneys to use for closings in the Kalamazoo, Portage, and Grand Rapids MI area.

Quote from @John Fleming: I don't have any personal recommendations, but something below may help you in the search.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

Would be very interested to hear from experienced investors on your thoughts for these two areas specifically.

If they are available online or in person.

@Nicholas Nakamura can you make a trip out there in person? 

The violations would include 'the personal occupation of a garage as residence' while asserting to police that he didn't live in it, along with the power overloads due to use not in keeping with a garage rental.  

Pittsburgh ranks #5 on Marcus & Millichap’s list of high-yield multifamily markets.Pittsburgh’s unemployment rate (4.7%) has dropped by 17.5% over the past 5 years.Pittsburgh is experiencing a demographic shift.