However, I can't help you with being physically present as I work full time and live down state.Anyone else, feel free to chime in if you think what I said is an unrealistic, "Pie in the Sky" idea.

If I plan my life to remove as much physical risk as possible by not going there, does that make me a coward or strategist?  

Appraisals typically take into account the physical condition of a property, its location, comparable sales in the area, and other factors that may affect its value.

Must be awfully thick stuff unless physics have changed.

Physically.

Given a name and phone number you can get enough about people to tell ALOT... with a physical home address what you can tell is almost limitless.Remember we tell social media, all our likes.

As the title states, I am looking to discover what real estate investors (potential mentors) find valuable in a relatively inexperienced individual like myself.I want to provide as much value as possible in all the right avenues to develop the most opportunities and relationships that I am able to.I'd also like to physically interact with and meet these investors, so I've decided to start attending local REI Group meetings and reaching out to those I know to identify people who may be able to point me in the right direction.

I was worried that I may need to write a physical check each time I am making distribution from LLCs to personal account and may need to pay tax on that at year end but as you mentioned I should be ok.

I know a few that operate in that area, but they aren't physically located there necessarily. 

We don't mind paying them the 4% commission since we think this could be a good tenant (physical therapy franchise).