FYI - most states require a lease to clearly state the owner, any agent of the owner and give a physical address for rent payments.

See, a professional does not just go for eviction, no, you do BOTH actions at once of the financial side, suing for judgement, and than the eviction for physical. 

I realize that once someone creates a letter of intent they can start on the due diligence phase to learn the financials, physical, and legal but what else can I learn about a property before making an offer? 

For example, have you had to incorporate other softwares/integrations to solve a "problem"?

That’s definitely something I’ll be incorporating into my thinking and also sharing with others going forward.Thanks for sharing your experience and perspective—it’s super helpful to hear how you approach the nuances of real estate investing!

The benchmark is what people do for pro formas and try to re-write history in the future, it never works that way.I've been deeper than anybody here in physical asset investing, albeit not REI, and it's just not the case that history is relevant.

Never the less, I agree that you need to physically be there and check on your investments. 

It's how it goes in physical asset investing.

The house is needing some repairs, but have not physically looked yet.

I'd break it down into two steps.  1) Move-out & physical damages.