Virtual Assistant would be less affordable but you would have a higher margin and JV partners would be possibly in many cases be less reliable but would be possibly be easier to collab with more holistically. 

Enhance your listings with high-quality photos, virtual tours, and detailed descriptions.Incentives: Offer move-in specials or discounts, such as the first month free or reduced security deposits, to attract tenants.3.

ADUs can take over a year to complete and virtually always take over 6 months to complete.  

FHA loans on multifamily will likely have the self-sufficiency test for 3-4 unit properties and with current interest rates virtually every property is unlikely to pencil. 

Yes you need to visit the place..virtual stuff is good once you have the network in place :)

The reality is people are making money in virtually every market.

And if that's really the case, I would be licensed in 2 states, thought about looking into virtual real estate agent?

So you are relying on appreciation which will occur in virtually all markets over the long term, but the initial appreciation will go to recovering the negative cash flow.  

Paying rent on time does not suffice as a strong reference.Credit score: this is hard because virtually always it is a multi adult tenant.  

For smaller landlords, this erodes protection quickly since they "participate" in virtually all decision making for their LLCs. 2.