As an OOS investor myself I have been to MKE plenty of times but I would not trust my memory to a a visual look around to judge a neighborhood.  

Infographics or spreadsheets - I'm very visual!

Please, help convince me to stick with it..Below is a photo that should help visualize the situation.

In the past I have gone in as a contractor or as a person from the management company looking to take over to conduct a visual inspection. 

I'm not a huge fan but am not creative enough to visualize it.

If you are really confident with your first tour through the property waive the inspection, or bring your contractor with you to visually inspect as you go through.

Trees, shrubs and plants can add visual appeal and even provide shade which makes the property more valuable.

You're seeing the damage that is visual, but without destructive testing you'll never know what the extent of the damage is inside the walls. 

Running scenarios helps me visualize how all this can work, so thank you for taking the time to put that together.Bringing a note investor to the table at the start seems like excellent advice.

What I would do instead is arrange for a contractor who is familiar with lead abatement to do a walkthrough of the house, or at least whatever areas are easily accessible, and have them do a visual size-up of the property.