Too many variable and too much that I don’t know about it to compete with the guys that do  it regularly.

@Andrew Flora the more time you send in the forums, the more familiar you will get with who the real players are.

@Bob Malecki Willis Law firm (Dimitri Hatzifotinos) is one of the major players for evictions in Columbus.

Question is; Why are some investors blind to potential properties and areas instead of competing in a brutal market? 

The parts that really require face-to-face interaction are:Technology-challenged clients.When *I* need to verify identity or competency of parties I'm dealing with.Certain parts of litigation.If a client simply must see my face.Most drafting and doc review, I do this remotely through email, scanning, shared folders and docs on my practice management system, telephone, and web-meetings.Texas is larger than most European countries. 

especially if the PM wants to list stuff on MLS for their owners.. the larger PM's out our way.. make it clear they do NO brokerage and never compete with their owners or agents of the owners.. but these are large PM's that do 20 unit and up and have 5 to 10k doors.. they make enough money to not to need commission income

Some of the factors I can think of are: Reputation, Competence, Cost, visibility and transparency, response time, passiveness, professionalism, sizeWhat do you look for?

After hearing Embracing The Salt And Adapting To Sea Level Rise recently I realized that small players in the NC coastal tree business need to wake up in a hurry.

Plus you could self manage from queens or hire a competent manager of which there are many.

., need roof replacement, foundation issues, etc.) you can compete in a less competitive part of the market.