It would be great to connect with other new investors either through meetups or virtual means.  

However, this is a case where the quality of the tenant does not factor into my advice.It is hard to tell if the key being bent is normal wear and tear, but virtually impossible to prove it was caused by the tenant. 

We are working on putting together a protocol, or maybe better called a script, to hand to a virtual assistant to have them do the background work and try to find them. 

Hi Edgar, I'm not an investor yet either, but hope to be someday (although I currently work as an vacation rental virtual assistant and am learning a ton with the hands-on work!)

One day I'll buy you some virtual beer in exchange for more stories.

We're looking into starting our own Virtual Wholesaling business and Buying and Selling Real Estate business!

With virtual tours of homes, buyers can house shop for their dream home from miles away without having to go anywhere.

Has anyone used https://www.vrsoffice.com/ as a VA? Do many people use VA''s to find deals?

IMO there's no better way to learn about a town than to walk it, whether physically or virtually.

Today virtually all of the homes on our street are STRs.