I had fancy UC Berkeley online library access, so I did what anyone in that position would do and read all the peer reviewed academic literature on bed bugs written by people with Ph.D after their name (including pre-modern remedies that worked & still work), and over the course of a few months eliminated the infestation myself - chemical free.

@Christian Wamsley you will have access to shop properties online while you are overseas, but this would just be to keep an eye on the market.

If you have taken those plan documents to Solera and opened a trust account for your Solo 401(k), then you have a functional plan.Of course, the key to operation and usage of a Solo 401(k) is having access to appropriate guidance, so that you understand what you have, how to administer the plan, and what you can and cannot do as far as executing plan investments so as to remain within the IRS rules. 

@Khenan Newton Realtors typically have some searching capabilities through title reps that solicit their business or through their own MLS access.

As an investor and agent in NYC (the 5 boroughs) I feel like the market is way to high to acquire investment properties that make sense.

That data I becoming more and more accessible to consumers vs being hidden behind Realtor walls

And then use that LOC again and again in the same fashion to acquire more properties and not have to tap my operating cash reserves.  

This partner relationship and experience will be far more valuable going forward when you go to acquire larger properties than the value of the “lost“ profits on this first deal.

I would argue that for all you know she could be dead inside the unit, or injured and therefore you needed to call a locksmith to provide access.

I just acquired 2 vacat lots in Los Angeles County.