There is a lot of benefits to owning property (cash flow, tenants pay your loan, it's a physical asset, etc.), but I think you're running into the hardest part of investing in Real Estate:There are a lot of options to invest in RE.This is either a blessing or curse, and your case, because there are so many options, it's a curse haha.

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

From what I could gather - correct me if you know otherwise....IRS requires a physical address for federal taxes - so your company is supposed to have a physical mailing address regardless of the state you live in.

My property manager charges me 6%, she collects all the physical checks and cash and schedules maintenance.  

I found a great cloud-based brokerage that will allow me to train without physically being in the office taking leave from my military position.I think about finding a brokerage like going shoe shopping.

But it also impacts other areas of your life like the mental, emotional, social, and physical.

Further complicating things, I don't want to travel until I'm vaccinated, so I doubt I can physically visit any properties until June/July.   

Because in the state where the property is, one has to register with a physical address, right?

I have been looking at different companies that provide physical address, mail forwarding, attorney and tax id, and nominee directors.

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