However, doing a quick online search for say "top 10 places companies are moving to" will bring up article that may help you choose a state or city.

I normally get a list of everything I need for a house, put it on a Home Depot order, and I work with the store manager (not the bid room) and they normally give me 25-30% off.

Inexpensive, fast, Good,  helpful, available education, close to you or is online fine, big, boutique, service etc.  

The downtown has over 500 empty buildings, there is buzz that the Jacksonville Jaguars owner is going to redevelop 13 acres along the waterfront with a convention center, hotels, and more destination stores and restaurants.

Is it really possible to wholesale property online without having to meet the seller, see the property, and meet the investor?

as far as buying an expensive property of several hundred grand with no down payment and renting all 47 bedrooms out to strangers online and self managing this all yourself ? 

What should I be looking for (i.e. ability for tenants to pay online, online maintenance requests, how soon are rents paid to owners, etc...)?

Any large items left behind will need to be handled according to your states guidelines for abandoned property. this may or may not require you to store it for a period of time before throwing it away.

@Riley Burke I have an online VA Home Loans course for free.

The attraction to point breeze is only going to improve in my opinion with OCF Realty's plans to build 40+ townhouses, 20+ apartments, retail store frontage and Dock st brewery setting up camp on Washington ave on the border of  Graduate Hospital and Point breeze.