The IRS has a list of QOZs.

Check those to see who lives the furthest away of the absentee owners and start there (or with the oldest people).

I'd make this part of the mediation process.

Since you are looking out there to buy I am guessing you are working with an agent that may have a lot of these resources too.

Purchase price: $160,000 Cash invested: $12,500Singe family house-hack renting two bedrooms in a 4-bed, 3 bath, 2-car garage home.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Adjacent to this bustling hub, affordable residential lots have remained available, particularly after decades of urban renewal and the city's efforts to address blight.

I admire that you've handled most of the filings yourself, but I’d prefer to take a more hands-off approach.

If you can not find coverage with the agencies you have contacted, PM me and I will let you know the companies that we use that might do it.Because of your making payments to the owners potentially, I would look into commercial crime coverage and cyber liability. 

You will need to get a local, rockstar Realtor, contractor, lender, and property manager.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-teamI know a lot of out of state investors that buy in Columbus, Ohio

@Dani Murai, while I can't give you a name of anyone in your area (I am not from there), when you are interviewing contractors, here are a couple things I have seen:I avoid any contractor that has a draw schedule based on percentages, i.e. 1/3 up front, 1/3 at halfway completed and 1/3 at completion.