To those that have been in a similar situation of moving out of state to begin their real estate investing career, do you have any thoughts/experiences you can share on whether it worked for you to wait until living in the new area so you're more physically available or to long distance manage if you find a good deal?

You can also add a physical board or sheet in the property that highlights all of the best to-do's. 3 - Hospitality.

Certainly, going all digital would be nice, but official docs will probably be sent to the physical address anyway. 

I don't plan on seeing the property physically.

Remember insurance helps to protect your investment, not just the physical asset but it will also protect the financial gains that you make through equity and property value inflation.

Physically, I am in my mid-forties, stand at 6'2", and weigh about 350 lbs.

The "breach of peace" is defined as breaking in, physical violence or threats of physical violence.

There is so much tech you can use to reach many more leads sitting behind a computer than physically being in the field. 

Don’t trust anyone’s numbers, do your own market survey, physically visit and shop the competition. 

Lesson learned during closing: ensure the title company has the electronic payout instructions because they tried to FedEx a physical check which had to go through my "accounts receivable" adding 5 business days to get the money into my account.