Aloha Joshua,  I deal with clouded/messy titles often and it's not my first choice as its froth with a lot of time, costs and risks. 

I'm very good at running comps and determining rehab costs.

Telling sellers everything wrong with their house and justifying your offer with repair costs doesn’t build trust—it kills it.

Centralize your back office / use remote employees / VA where appropriate to cut costs and improve service levels / responsiveness.  5.

you may have to save up until you have enough money to do so - down payment, closing costs, reserves, etc.House Hacking: What Is It, How to Start, and Strategies for Successit's a more powerful way to get started. 

What I like about multifamily is the splitting of costs.

It was the best solution but it did cost extra. 

Most DSCR programs will want you to have owned the property for more than 6 months to allow you to use appraised value instead of cost.

Granted there is a cost in hiring an agent, Having someone analyze each deal with localized knowledge is worth its weight in gold.

Now, if she had someone she implicitly trusts to manage it, as though she were present, that might work, but the added costs would probably make the endeavor non- profitable.