Just ensure you have a fax machine or a printer/scanner so you can receive and send documents.It is definitely possible and good luck out there. 

It is fairly common.

@James Mercure: To add to @Charlie MacPherson's good notes re: flips (avoid Boston proper unless you're buy and hold right now), be sure to look closely at your fair housing requirements as an agent versus a landlord when you get into rental investments.

After Work Is CompletedIs there anything that I should be looking for specifically to ensure the smoke damage is completely taken care of?  

1 - Any qualified charitable organization that aligns with his values, and accepts donations of real estate.2 - If he donates the land to a qualified organization he wouldn't realize gain or loss on disposal, instead he'd get a charitable contribution deduction for the fair market value of the land. 

So far seems fair, gave me his cell phone, and payments on time.   

I would love to challenge this and similar laws as being against the Fair Housing Act. 

I guess they put it out fairly quick.

I've been experimenting with Podio and it looks like it's a fairly powerful platform.

Sounds like they are fairly motivated but not enough to have their property tito e up under contract with only a $1 guarantee.