You could add an extra layer and set up a land trust to hold title in as well.

I believe the most important thing is the property management they have in place In house property management is a vital piece to the puzzle, especially an out of state investment!

If the house originally had brick and this is only the stucco layer peeling off --> it can be removed and restucco'd. 

because those are layers in the investment that do not depend on neighborhoods, good deals, or property managers.After that, I think that you really need to focus on getting in with the right team.  

I just got a property that's in good condition, from 1880, probably needs to have a new layer on the roof.

Tyra out that the brick layers had forgot to secure the angle iron above the garage properly resulting in a half inch wide crack at the corners of the garage doors.

Started looking into MassGIS site and what ways to layer in other data to find "deal locations" for him.Any guidance would be appreciated.

I've been out of stocks for a while now, too much I can't control and too many layers of people making money before you do.Lots of it depends on risk aversion and how much you wanna work with your "investment"

We are sourcing a real estate agent right now as well as this I know will be a vital piece of the jigsaw.

There you will find people to network with such as local investors, wholesalers, flippers and more importantly to me a mentor/coach, which I believe is a vital key to success in this market.