However, I am unsure on how to go about finding the proper handyman/maintenance guy/management team to help run any out-of-state investments I make.

I learned about them from a Rent to Retirement podcast where they interviewed a former W2 FT sales guy in tech (that's me today...) turn real estate investor.

Here is your direct quote from the post about low ball offers: "So back to low balling when doing this you’ll get a lot of emails like the one I’m about to show you, this shows that 90-95% of RE agents have no clue how investors do business and they don’t care how investors work, but you as an investor always need to keep your cool and always be the nice guy because you never know that dumb agent might have the best deal one day and if he or she remembers you, you’ll probably get the benefit of the doubt."

Will look to get construction guy in to view it.

I can’t help but imagine it would be that guy’s last day if the appraisal came in $1 under the sales price. 

.: I live in the DC area and wholly support shipping government jobs out to Ohio (but not C0lumbus) If you use Ohio I still get the notifications U guys should catch a Beer at BPCON Vegas in Oct.. :) My wife says I can't go to Vegas anymore.

You guys are all over the map..

I wanted to see what these guys were up to, so I pulled up in front of a house where it was parked, on Arquilla Dr, got out and knocked on the door.

Hey guys - I came across this company - Offer Geek - https://ogeekholdings.com/ - where they are offering properties by also doing the entire renovation, placing a Section 8 tenant and also offering property management for you?

With all of you guy's insights from this thread, I going to reconsider my strategy.