It seems everything requires 20% or more down, or you have to physically live at the property.

Have no clue what state you're in (by that I mean physical location).Govt has programs to help out landlords, but usually lotsa paperwork, limited funds and first come - first served.

It's literally "the other side of the tracks" and is a rougher area separated by a large physical barrier that runs east and west (elevated train tracks).

Or do they want to see you physically living in the house for the year? 

That leaves me with the physical process of the eviction.

Oh, another drawback is that is was a single family home but it was connected physically to other single family homes, where the ideal situation is most likely one stand alone property. 

@Hunter Duncan, a virtual wholesale deal is going to be a similar process to a local deal with the exception that everything you would physically do (take pictures, meet the seller, show the property to your cash buyers) will now be done by someone you've networked with in the virtual market or someone you've hired. 

Take care of your physical health.

“You will always need a physical store for your products...too big to fail...the market can never crash...brick and mortar will never die.”

If you go after it on Amazon you might find the physical book insanely expensive.