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I can only speak for the Columbus OH market as I'm an investor here myself.

That way you're not locked into the deal without getting an estimate and if the rehab budget comes in higher than $65k you can easily walk away- make sure the assignment says EMD is refundable if you do decide to walk.The 70% rule is a great rule of thumb.

I've had some luck with direct mail in the past so I can understand the basic idea of this. 

I will post the before and after pictures, hopefully it can help anyone starting this journey, we are new investing out of state but NOT new to handlining construction project out of state for clients, looking forward to the challenge!!!!

Any recommendations for good investor friendly agents I can shop the rate with? 

@Kristjan Meitz would definitely target a 2-4 unit if possible.Challenge will be finding one at a price you can afford and that's in a decent area.Once she's accepted somewhere, check to see if the school has a placement assistance office.

Feel free to reach out if I can be of any assistance!

Quote from @Nicholas Joseph: There's plenty of demand for a bookkeeper, and it can be done from anywhere.

I can understand the situation you’re in and quite frankly, I think the tenant might have been suspicious which is why he asked for your business card.