. :))Temp CO will work if you can also prove physical occupancy with utility bills etc.

Books that have helped calm my initial anxiety about purchasing an asset that I cannot physically see on a daily basis and have helped me narrow down my top markets have been David Greene's Long-Distance Real Estate Investing & David Lindahl's Emerging Real Estate Markets.

Like maybe having prospects fill out an app and paying the fee even before they let the prospect physically view the unit.

@Paul Enzinger I only have paper assets other than my house, but i totally agree with you that is why im trying to work my way into the physical asset class. have friends that do it and its been working out very well for them.this is all great feed back and i appreciate everyone's time.

Hello Gordon,I'm not sure what market you're in but in NY, we typically conduct the home inspection AFTER and accepted offer and BEFORE a formal sales contract is signed.This way, you have a chance to do your due diligence on the physical property before putting down a deposit and entering a legally binding contract.Best of luck to you moving forward!

He told us that after you have installed the physical mailbox you just need to go to the post office and ask them to setup a unit B mailbox for you existing address.

- Don't make an offer until you've physically seen at least 25 properties so you have an idea of actually what each price point looks like in person.- Don't let anyone tell you to buy your first investment property in an area that you can't drive to in 15 minutes.- Don't spend money on mentoring.

I'm a new investor, and I've been doing the addicting legwork of analyzing and then physically seeing houses almost every weekend over the past month.I work in construction as my day job, I'm a Project Manager working exclusively in natural disaster rebuilding.

I'm a physical therapist so I don't have all day to search for off market properties, though I have tossed around the idea of becoming an agent.

What use is legally permissible, physically possible, financially feasible, and maximally productive.