Some of the commercial lenders have occasional conferences for a day or two. 

Meeting is normally on Thursday nights, occasionally on Tuesdays, and some full day Saturday seminars.

Homes that old occasionally have expensive foundation problems and lath and plaster complications.

I'm renting mostly to visiting scholars, occasionally to graduate students and rarely to undergraduates.

I buy from developers I know and trust and I typically put 20% down and 30% progressively during the construction against progress reports - and the occasional visit if I feel the need or want to enjoy the beach :).

There were plenty of syndicators who produced a big return like that (occasionally) in the past.

Chattanooga is what I'm thinking since I have friends travel there occasionally for work who can help me fact check things from time to time if need be, and I can afford things like multi-units.

If he has a property that doesn't cashflow for a few years, it's nothing to him.Don't bet the farm if all you have is a farm.  ...but, if you have a thousand farms, maybe it's ok to roll some dice on a couple of farms occasionally...As with all things, it's all relative and contextual--which is why a hard and fast rule that makes sense for one investor might make zero sense for another investor.

Yes, occasionally things get missed on inspections but maintenance or other vendors  should be on the look out, too and reporting these things.

Some residential realtors occasionally sell real estate that will become rental properties.