You should be able to find a lease template from your state's landlord association which you can also send to be digitally signed using these software.

What might be a better/safer bet, would be to do 30 day corporate rentals for digital nomads and corp travelers unless of course, you aren't able to block off entire months to rent out while you're not here.

I don't think you can say the same this time - market is/was crazy hot, on par with markets like Seattle, Florida, etc, with double digits appreciation, bidding wars, shacks held together by termite spit selling for hundreds of thousands, etc. 

@Andrew Schultz  is another friend of ours who is very familiar with the idiosyncrasies & PM of Buffalo.Personally we are predominantly in Niagara/Orleans county but have a couple of nice double digit COCROI mixed use commercials in Buffalo.

Double digit get caps are to be had if you know where and have the right team. 

@Andrew Aladjadjian cash out, use the money to buy rental props out of state with double digit net caps .

Some of your best resources are going to be:- Furnished Finders (nurses and other medical)- Corporatehousingbyowner (companies seeking higher end workforce housing, doctors, some construction companies)- Sabbaticalhomes.com (traveling academics)- apartments.com (digital nomads and travel nurses)There are others, but these are some of the big names.

Bought the How to invest in Real estate book at the BP bookstore in digital and audio.

Just digitally scan those lease and place them in a shared folder.As mentioned by @John Underwood we almost always meet tenants in person.

I have digital locks on my doors and SimpliSafe alarm systems for remote showings.