The ideal situation for me is to start in his market because that's an area i visit anyway few times a year and starting with a multi family apartment complex there won't be that bad.

It's a lot of stress dealing with them but perhaps an idea is for me to take a few weeks off, visit them in Orlando, and get a sense of the potential in the area for investing.  

I then went and visited them and did an initial survey of the area with them.  

You could visit it once per quarter.If the rent is sustainable for you to hold on to the property, you might want to keep it as a rental.On the other hand if you don't have the wherewithal to manage it remotely, then, hang up and move on.Ironically enough, one day you might reflect on that podcast and say if you had only adhered to it :-)The bottom line is that there is no wrong or right answer to your question.

I visited my CPA to talk about investing in real estate, now I am looking for a Real Estate Attorney. 

Lots of work and some money to be spent to get from point a to point b, however I've held back a bit due to no having deep pockets to weather the storm so to speak while getting the building stabilized.Thinking it would be a good idea to see if I can schedule another sit down with the floor owner who had visited with me before.  

Visit with a local probate attorney.

You may want to visit the locations as well.

I can't see the property in person (I'd have to take significant time off my 9-5 to visit multiple properties unless I really knew which deal to go for). 3.

We go to visit it and the cul-de-sac looks like a used car lot.