You really have to physically be there to have a real idea of the house and the neighborhoods. picture or google earth can't give this to you. 

I'd want to dig deeper into the quality of the tenants (& leases) and the physical condition of the units.That said, the decision to do a deal or not only makes sense in the context of available opportunities.

The problem with asbestos is there is no escape, it is not like a plumbing problem when there is a leak, someone else can fix it. there is a ton of paperwork needed to be done, and the disposal chain of custody report plus air quality test result is your only ticket to get away with liability.

Find your power hour and take custody.- Develop a metric for return on time, RoT. 

If you want to buy physical property, you’ll need to decide on a market.Assemble a team: You may want to work with an agent when you get started.

I, since I was young, had this bug and desire that I could not erase to study medicine.The analytical side of me says the opportunity cost monetarily, mentally, and physically to go through pre-med, med school, residency - it is ridiculous.

You would just not have a physical presence in that area obviously.

Realistically I can’t do my physically demanding job forever and I need to make some investments so I can slow down in the next 10 years and retire in hopefully 15.

I, since I was young, had this bug and desire that I could not erase to study medicine.The analytical side of me says the opportunity cost monetarily, mentally, and physically to go through pre-med, med school, residency - it is ridiculous.

Also I would  get an older person in my family to open up a custodial account for me so I could start putting some money in the stock market.