As noted by @Sean Brooks your best bet is to have a discussion with the listing agent, state your position with empirical data (recent sales) and hope to get a call in a few months when the seller/agent check in with reality.   

Comfort level may translate to physical proximity in the near term, considering that we want to self manage for as long as possible.  

Your best bet is going to be through a wholesaler or source your deals directly with your own marketing.

A lot of the custom work, detail work, tech upgrades didnt cost me any more than the physical supply cost and the daily contractor labor rate.I'll post my costs, but it should only be used as an approximate baseline, some of the things would cost a couple $K more normally. $928 - Wood Laminate Flooring$6000 - Roofing$6521.68 - Kitchen/Bath$495.95 - Landscaping Labor$4250~ - Electrical$2000~ - Plumbing$655 - Water Heater$1973 - Windows$900 - Tile Flooring and Shower Wall Tiles

You could have your physical address as there and mailing address where you actually live and no one will likely care.

If everyone else has a disposer and dishwasher then that would be the expectation and you are at a disadvantage.I bet the husband had to get rid of his wife's healthy cooking and if he throws them in the trash she might see it so he used the disposer.

I'm 53 years old and unfortunately, am limited physically when it comes to working an outside job.

Art Allen I bet I've seen your work if you're flipping in downtown!  

I've just started working on my physical lead generation by driving for dollars.  

Also remember you'll need someone on the ground(good birddog / locator for one) in those out of state areas that you're trying to close in; so team work is your best bet.