Not to mention the market research that has to be done daily to ensure that all of our clients are up-to-date and can act strategically and always be in a negotiating position of power. 

My next step will be to reach out to an agent and have them setup an automated daily email feeds of the type of properties you are looking for.     

Don't confuse your future real estate career with all that junk about wholesaling ---- you are or you will an investor ---- I use a system I built years ago --- called Control and Roll - how it works is you only deal with sellers who have a problem --- also known as "motivated sellers" - if you can't control that property for at lease $10,000 potential profit - you are wasting your time.Where to find sellers with a problem:Rent court - sit in rent court a few days a weekHousing court -- same as aboveHousing code violationUnsold TAX Certificate properties READ the Daily Record -- or the legal paper in your area - a ton of leads can be found if you know what to look for.Radio ads --- Wanted Real Estate - houses - commercial or non-conforming buildings - make sure all calls come to your cell - and remember to pick up when the phone rings.Public auctions - get on the mailing list of all the auctioneer in your community - attend auctions and meed some real professional investors - investors who are making lots of money.Classified line ads in all local papersProbate - be a profession - write a great letter to executors and lawyersRun ads in you local legal newspaperExpired listings ---- forget the letter - go knock on the door - find the owner - make an offer subject to assignment.Listings that have been on the market for 180 days or more - contract the owner (if you are not an agent) talk to the agent - make an offer.Form a syndication - everyone in the groups puts up $5,000 - they are all looking for bargain propertiesDeal with newly licensed real estate agents - they are still eager to work with you - get them before they get brained washed!

Not to mention remote rehab has its own very real risks.. when your not on the job basically daily. 

Ask them to send you daily emails with updates to the MLS.

I would suggest defining your criteria (2-4 units, renting for xx within these 2 zip codes, under this price point, with X amount of rehab....etc), set-up automatic updates and make a daily effort to do your research and work towards making offers. 

You did not decide what their credit score is, the schooling they went to, the partner they have, family they have, how they budget and make daily decisions, etc.We did not allow what I call (snowballing) which is they owe 800 this month as an example.

Reverse engineer what you need to do daily in order to achieve your $1,000,000 goal.How much money will you need to invest to achieve your goal?

I, myself, search the mls daily.

Some things that have worked for me arescheduling time for certain RE activities in a shared family calendar (we use Cozi). tracking daily tasks that help achieve my REI goals (I use Way of Life app for this)optimizing my commute (i.e. phone calls on drive home from work, educational material on the way to)Ultimately, the scarcity of time is my WHY in real estate so I find ways to optimize it knowing that it will provide more time freedom in the future.