I am a W-2 employee.

@Tony Zhang it’s a tough question to answer without knowing more details.We almost never have units sit for 3 months with a couple exceptions.

I have been using virtual assistants from the Philipines in my REI business for a while, but there are several challenges Filipino virtual employees. 

This still feels like a tough decision for us!

Usually in Texas the foreclosure attorneys have made not only reasonable efforts, but maybe even extraordinary efforts to find the previous owner and reach out to them several times before foreclosure and even offer them options, like payment plans.Plan #1 is I think tough to accomplish due to title insurance issues.Plan #2...if you reno and previous owner redeems, they are not required to pay for the reno costs....sure everyone will tell you they never redeem, but as soon as you make a nice house on the property or reno what is there, fate means they will redeem. 

Tough to get someone on the line.

I had a neighbor who was an employee (who was also scammed as an investor). 

Starting fresh can be tough at first, but you'll probably be better off for it.

But the tough part is that we don't know where to look online to verify that the county/ city would permit us to conduct business.

As your first investment, getting into an old, single mobile home that will be 3-7 years older in 3-7 is a tough sell.