The tax map is public information which would either be available electronically (PDF online) or in the municipalities (tax assessor, town clerk).From there, you can find your parcel of interest and the affiliated parcel number.Here's an example of what the tax map will look like with street numbers and parcel numbers.

I know you live far away, but lease signing, background check, and credit reports can all be done electronically now and you should be just fine.Please let me know if you have any more questions!

If you have to have electronic payment, just set up another account at your bank and give your tenant the number so they can do bill pay.  

You can file electronically but you'll need to set up an account.  

When I received an offe on my FSBO, the buyer's agent sent me the contract and other forms I needed to sign and it was all done electronically.  

Feel free to send me a text or shoot me an email.Since BP doesn't let us delete threads, I will update this thread when the resources are gone.I have:2 copies of Modern Real Estate Practice (19th Edition).Modern Real Estate Practice (19th Edition) Flashcard Review Flashcards (I've also transcribed these into electronic form for anybody to use (go to cram.com. 

It looks like your PM was receiving the rents electronically.

I use electronic signature software (among other useful technology) in my business everyday.

As a result, many will invest in real estate either using a Solo 401k or an IRA LLC instead.Following are the similarities and differences between the solo 401k and the self-directed IRA.The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k Similarities Both were created by congress for individuals to save for retirement;Both may be invested in alternative investments such as real estate, precious metals tax liens, promissory notes, private company shares, and stocks and mutual funds, to name a few;Both allow for Roth contributions;Both are subject to prohibited transaction rules;Both are subject to federal taxes at time of distribution;Both allow for checkbook control for placing alternative investments;Both may be invested in annuities;Both are protected from creditors;Both allow for nondeductible contributions; andBoth are prohibited from investing in assets listed under I.R.C. 408(m).The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k DifferencesIn order to open a solo 401k, self-employment, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is required;To open a self-directed IRA, self-employment income is not required;In order to gain IRA checkbook control over the self-directed IRA funds, a limited liability company (IRA LLC) must be utilized;The solo 401k allows for checkbook control from the onset;The solo 401k allows for personal loan known as a solo 401k loan;It is prohibited to borrow from your IRA;The Solo 401k may be invested in life insurance;The self-directed IRA may not be invested in life insurance;The solo 401k allow for high contribution amounts (for 2016, the solo 401k contribution limit is $53,000, whereas the self-directed IRA contribution limit is $5,500);The solo 401k business owner can serve as trustee of the solo 401k;The self-directed IRA participant/owner may not serve as trustee or custodian of her IRA; instead, a trust company or bank institution is required;When distributions commence from the solo 401k a mandatory 20% of federal taxes must be withheld from each distribution and submitted electronically to the IRS by the 15th of the month following the date of each distribution;Rollovers and/or transfers from IRAs or qualified plans (e.g., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

For a residential property, it's all about your ability to carry the loan.After you have started a financing application with a lender, they will ask for other information such a letter from your insurer indicating you have coverage and they are the {primary} named insured.As far as how to provide all of this to the lender, we normally provided electronic copies on an encrypted usb stick/thumb drive and then provide the agent with the decryption key out of band.