What tools or methods do you use for conducting property analysis without stepping foot on the property?

Cash for keys is definitely the best way to get people out in the day when I was very active at court houses steps cash for keys was by far the best way to get folks to move and bad tenants in a state with bad eviction laws to me would be the preferred method. you simply pay them when they are leaving the house not before.. that works fine and you give them more than 1k .. you make it worth their while..

This is a great first step into your financial future.

Since it is easy to feel overwhelmed a coaching program provides a clear, step-by-step framework that helps you focus on what matters most.

Many have never even stepped foot in the US.

What would be the very first steps to get started? 

It seems that most of the BP influencers I have seen over the years have stepped into MF syndication with varying results.

Ask questions to find out about their reasons for selling, desired next steps (i.e. relocation, 1031 exchange, etc.), and anything else that is important to them.Ask follow-up questions to dig deeper and learn more (without being too intrusive) then jot down any relevant notes so that you can reference them down the line during your follow-up calls.

I think if you can nail that down you will be able to find a market easier.As a buy and hold investor some of the things that were important to me when deciding on a market were landlord tenant laws, price to rent ratio, housing demand, ability to build a team, large population 500K plus, multi-family availability and some other factors.take the process step by step and you will be fine. 

@Nadeem Alamgir Thanks for the step by step detailed suggestions!