If it is very rural having contractors and completing on time and accurate numbers can be challenging.

Thanks for the heada up on this issue. 

Spend your time on your contracts, insurance, and operations.Contracts-  copy, borrow from someone else as a starting point.  

Of course, many investors bend/break this rule, but that's another risk.2) If your bid wins the foreclosure auction, you then have to deal with getting rid of any occupants - who may steal/damage everything they can in retaliation:(3) You MUST have a great crew on the ground that can minimize surprises - not easy to do on your first deal.Regardless if you buy a foreclosure or other property, read our copy & paste advice below:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Although Tom would be the final say on this one.

We're targeting properties up to $200K, with a focus on BRRRR and potential flips if we find a great deal.I'm eager to learn from experienced Pittsburgh investors and agents.

Applicants can view properties without scheduling, after hours, and on weekends or holidays.However, the lack of human interaction does come with a price.

I more so meant if there are people you could hire to do a pre-inspection to ensure you pass on the first go!

I would love to hear some thoughts on this and what are the recommendations to make this a sustainable investment strategy.

You could ask that they put a year or so of savings into a separate account on which you have view access or receive a monthly statement so you can see they have the ability to pay future rent.They aren't going to last without other income or savings with income at 1.25x rent.