In my own personal home, the guy just wanted to give me only so much in the outside cable and I told him he needed to leave me enough so that I could bury it.

Hopefully you or your broker have contacts here to help with what's outside your area of expertise.  

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When the tenant calls to say the toilet is overflowing, saying the furnace will not stay on (and its 2degres F outside), you can't reply, I'll make an appointment for this coming Friday.Walk before you try to run, get some real life experience.In the words of Theodor Roosevelt, "Walk softly and carry a big stick".Don't want to rain on your parade - - really and wishing you nothing but success.

Generally the early evenings M-F, while still light outside, are the best time to catch people at home.

There are lots of careers outside of traditional office environments.

If you have anything outside of an ordinary vanilla loan, I don't recommend it.

Or - invest elsewhere.I ended up investing about an hour outside of the city in a smaller town that has a stable population and am doing a cash flow play instead of property appreciation play.

Lots of good info can be found lower on the Redfin listing page with comparable available and sold properties.I'm in Snohomish county and there are REI deals here outside the cities - I avoid the city of Everett like the plague that it still is. 

Last Idea:  Get together with some other investors in your area, or even outside of your area..