. - She stayed at her current place for 8 years, so she is likely to stay longerCon:- Her current house is in a more seedy part of town.I asked to visit her house (I want to see how clean she lives), and she seems a bit uneasy about letting me come right away & asked to schedule a time.

I've had a few friends visit there and they thought it was great ^^As a fellow overseas investor, I know what you mean about knowing if everything is getting done right.My own story - I'm a US Citizen, currently living abroad, and I bought my first rental property in Jacksonville, Florida, last year.I ended up partnering with some people I met on BiggerPockets.I'm working on a really long, 3,000+ words post on doing Due Diligence while living overseas.

However, it would be good to have a local experienced licensed contractor to visit and guide you, since they would be knowledgeable with how it works there. 

Grunt work would mean calling prospective sellers, visiting properties, putting up bandit signs, i.e. whatever tasks my mentor would rather spend less time doing. 

My canyon home is now surrounded by a largely Asian buyers with lots of cash.When visiting friends in Santa Barbara, people who buy a $25MM home (or a $45MM home as one of my Bottomfeeders mastermind group has purchased) typically own multiple homes and have net worth that exceeds $100MM +, in my estimation. 

We've got a store close enough here where I can go visit.

A visit to the city bldg dept. or Planning and Zoning should be worthwhile, too.  

I am a virtual assistant and with the few articles I visit every now and then to get tips and continuously improve myself, I know how appreciative the people are of our service.

Art I just visited your website.

Come over and do your due diligence.Also MI is pretty this time of year and worth the visit anyway.