Performing an initial trip to establish a solid ground team, perhaps, but the whole point of effective property management is not having to be physically present yourself.Back in 2013 we did a great deal with an overseas investor and they didn't set foot in Atlanta for over a year.

Starting out with direct mail is difficult you may want to incorporate text messaging campaigns.

Find a sample lease and then read other leases, incorporating into your lease what you think is good.

Nothing beats physically seeing areas, and I have gone to places that just immediately gave me the creeps.

I am currently trying to break my lease early since I am no longer physically living in my apartment.

I can physically analyse 1000 properties, but first I need to learn How to analyze 1 a day. 

(UCC 9-108)The financing statement is generally filed with the office of the state secretary of state, in the state where the debtor is located - for an individual, the state where the debtor resides, for most kinds of business organizations the state of incorporation or organization.

I search through PropStream first, and then I drive by the properties to assess if there's any physical distress I can see.There are a lot of ways to find properties. 

If I lived in state X but all my properties were in state y, would this make it even harder to qualify under the hours commitment (since I can't do physical activities on site readily)? 

@Patrick Sharr physical occupancy and LtL/concessions can have an inverse correlation.