.- Check up frequently on the property and conduct walk throughs as allowed by your lease agreement.- Hire a solid property manager who gets paid to keep tabs on the property for you. 

We have seen better opportunities on the MLS and you can walk the properties. 

Maybe someone that works there or attends there wants to be within walking distance. 

Sonya can you walk me through your numbers?

Then travel a little and focus on my walk with God :)

I don't recommend this approach as standard operating procedure, but in that deal, my first, I was somehow able to walk away with a $30K profit.  

Nothing better than hanging out in the hot tub and watching the deers walk by!

If you are not already working with a Qualified Intermediary on this, I'd be happy to give you a free consult to walk you through the details of your case. 

Typically, I am able to purchase those properties at a discounted price and walk in with built in equity.

We try to do a walk-through with the new tenant at some point to show them emergency shut off locations, instructions on filter changes, etc. so I wouldn't recommend just dropping keys off and that's it, but I have had probably 2 or 3 tenants over the years that I never met, just talked to by e-mail or text.