I only hope my own posts recounting what my hyperlocal experiences have been like here in Pittsburgh, the self-styled "Paris of Appalachia," do not in any way encourage people to follow the OP's lead.

This deal came through a direct seller lead, which we negotiated quickly and efficiently.

Have the agent video everything, just in case tenant is there and causes a scene or refuses access.You will either get the work done or have a video supporting your eviction.

I use WOW Video Tours for my listings.

BP Community:I’m building out a list of videos that will highlight the economic development in the specific cities/towns we invest in.

and you may have to contact several hundred leads just to get a deal.do you know which types of leads you will go after? 

Happy to look at properties or do video walk throughs.

I later flew out there and walked the properties -the properties and neighborhoods look much different in person than on video. 

If you drive in, there is video of your car and front passengers, the license plate scanner records the license plate number and places it in a spreadsheet that is easy to see how many times the vehicle has driven past the first street camera.   

I used to work with a marketing company who claimed they could get me leads of properties already listed STR.