As an aside, there's definitely a lot of virtual providers out there, but having a relationship with local professionals when starting a business will (assuming you find a solid provider) more than make up for the costs associated, and when (not if) things ever go wrong, you've got a team of professionals already familiar with your operation who will stand by you, by your business, and by their past advice/services to make sure you stay protected.Best of luck!

If you aren't using them its amazing what you can do with virtual assistants , property helpers etc.  

@Lewis Christman Virtually all of the investors that we work with are out of state.

I wrote a blog post on finding a mentorhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3225/26426-how...But keep in mind BP is like one giant virtual mentor.

Prepare to be envious:The last one, he lived on the East Coat and inherited two free and clear rental SFRs in A neighborhoods in SoCal, quitting his job virtually the next day.

Can anyone give me any advice or success/horror stories on using a Virtual Assistant?  

We do full rehabs of our homes before they go on the market and the first several years cap expenses are virtually zero.

That is, who fills this role instead when wholesaling virtually?

@John Kruze networking, both in person and virtual are huge! 

We will settle for a tour of a virtual tour of the home but we love incorporating the agent into the video itself that we drive paid views to.