What are you using for physical and economic vacancy?

I don't have a physical presence, no store front or warehouse etc and no expenses that tie me to a particular location.

I have the ability to go and physically look at a property and meet with team members in any market.

I am also open to hybrid rental/Air B&B potentials near the Houston Medical Center, with which some friends of mine have had great success.What I can offer in a prospective partnership is capital for down payment, committed market research, and physical 'boots on the ground' investigation of potential properties here in Houston until Wednesday, November 25.  

anyways, i think some of those ideas are great, but as for the mailing address, i think that does little..as soon as a tenant hits legal aid, the department knows that you have to have a physical address on file...so either, you own in your name and they could find out, or you own in an LLC, and you have a physical addresson file, either withthe county or the secretary of state...as i said, when i lost the lawsuit for the previous owners of an apartment building, they didnt say bryan owed money..they said my company owed money...it was a small amount (think 200 bucks maybe), but i like the layer of protection...

I allow it but she pays for it to be done, I have to have a code so I can still access the property in an emergency, and she puts the original lock back on when she moves out or gives me the electric lock to keep.This is exactly what I did, told her she would need to give me a physical key upon install and replace with old lock when she leaves.  

as long as it addresses my need.Ebay and Craigslist sometimes have great deals from ppl who got the "jammed" smartlocks and/or lost the physical key.    

Personally, I only invest in SF properties where I can physically get them.

Should I connect with contractors before I start physically looking at properties to get estimated renovation costs?

One of the reasons people tend to stick to physical mailers.