When investing from a long distance, you will need to build a core 4 team.

First, its best to identify a strategy, choose a market that aligns with it, and establish your Core 4.The main challenge I observed is that individuals often lack a clear end goal or strategy, or they select a market that doesn't align with it. 

Following David Green's Core 4 strategy (realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender) gives confidence to invest anywhere.

@Neil Stark- Our team has been drawn to not only the urban core neighborhoods like the West End Theatre District and Old Allentown but also the outskirts of towns and the up-and-coming towns surrounding the city.

I've been fortunate to learn from others who freely shared their wisdom, and now, I feel compelled to pay it forward.

They are specialty trust companies and banks that make this service the core of their offering. 

You just need to pick your market and develop your core 4 team. 

Then I would focus on growing relationships and building your core 4.

Focus on these core concepts:Projected hold timeProjected cash-on-cash returnsProjected profits at the sale Projected Hold Time: ~5 YearsProjected hold time, perhaps the easiest concept, is the number of years we would hold the asset before selling it.

End of day, this is what it boils down to at core, remove all the over-complication of it, it's just Product marketing.