If you shoot from the hip on those you can really trip yourself up. 

Reasons for the change were due to my plans to keep scaling,  mitigate Seattle regulations,  desire to be able to go on vacations and trips again without leaning on friends/family to keep eyes on things,   and because I've now got enough cash flow that I'm willing to accept the expense.All my properties so far were MLS listed and I worked with agents.  

I just got back from a trip out there.

Apologies for the confusion, I saw that you were in North Carolina and would be in Wilmington for the weekend and assumed it was a business trip to the East Coast!

If you want more security, I would make a trip to the city and meet them face to face and talk about your concerns.

What I would suggest is making the connections in another state (if you plan to move states to start investing) and taking frequent but longer trips to visit properties (if that state is far).

Riders will be able to take a one-seat trip—no transfers needed—for the first time since the late 1950s.

I spent the last year and a half, probably 3 trips a month, traveling to Oklahoma to manage the rehab of a 20 unit property there!

Its simple with a code because that can be sent by txt msg without making a trip to the property. 2.

The investor can't even take out the trash, or (s)he breaks the "prohibited transaction" circuit, and that trips a host of penalties that include taxes and penalties being due.