They get calls from people they've never met on a daily basis, asking for their best off-market deals.

She was commuting an hour every day downtown and an hour home.  

Another thing to consider is how hard it is to manage a project like unless you are there every day, or every week (which I was not).

@Pandu Chimata - They are title companies I use on a regular basis for title work/closings so they just send me the lists as they come through. 

Its great you have connections to assist with the every day - right now, though, while you're looking at the financial aspects and wanting to make sure the numbers work - connect with local REI professionals such as real estate agents, property management teams, and lenders who can help provide insight to the market, as well as what they observe others are doing in the same market also.The majority of the folks we work with now are out of state and the number one issue is finding the right market for their REI model... and then finding lending... being able to run comps and assess your numbers will be key in making sure you buy successfully.

Although there are other markets where the cash on cash returns look better in year 1, I expect San Antonio to outperform over the long term on a risk adjusted basis.

I am having one or two applicants everyday and some of them really want it and are willing to pay several months upfront.

And they might have to to so anyway in order to avoid a charge from the irs of basis shifting in a 1031 exchange with a related party. 

For $1-1.50 more per square foot installed than carpet, all-day everyday.  

The cameras are outside in my driveway and my front door, I checked first and I can put cameras in “common” areas to protect my property, but I don’t have cameras in her front door, my cameras recording my driveway and her guest parks his car there too every day...