No you do not have to visit it but if you want to maximize the chances that the listing agent to take you serious and present the offer properly you normally have to visit. 

You can use it to evaluate the entire transaction, from buy to sell, and you can vary the holding period to compare return (hold for 5 years vs 20, for example).Many people assume buy-and-hold means a long period of time, but you don't have to hold indefinitely to maximize your return.The limitation of cap rate or COCR is that it looks at a one year period.

My main question is for maximizing rent, does it matter if we release all 3 units on the rental market at once or do we stagger them so we don't flood the market?

But to maximize income you'd probably want to pull your equity out and reinvest it in another property.  

(they were not a fan lol) I was VERY VERY active on some motorcycle forums as I restored a Yamaha Vmax as well as a Maxim X.

Thanks for the good wishes and advice on maximizing my BP experience @Dmitriy Fomichenko.   

@Justin Owens I owned over 10 duplexes at one point and hated every day of it.Most are in rough areas and are old [read - Money Pits]For starters, I would suggest sticking with post war built homes with $700 - up rents to help limit your headaches and maximize your ROI.

California is a great place to live in but not for buy n hold investors who are trying to maximize cash flow.My biggest advice is build a solid team in whichever market you end up going with!

The home is rent ready for sure, $1000mo should be butter. but Im not even going to worry about it unless they call back.Okay that is actually good thinking to look ahead on what you might want to do to it to maximize resale value in the future.As long as you realize that it isn't an upfront cost and let that skew the rental numbers

I will make sure I maximize this with my CPA.