@George CalbertHi George,A bunch of us are in a similar situation - living in Korea but wanting to invest in the US.We ended up forming a meetup - if you're interested in learning about it check out my profile for the URL.We've had a bunch of BP folks visit virtually and give us tips, etc.Most of the investors in our group either:* Have Turnkey investments* Have people on the ground watching their investments* Or in my case, formed a JV with people I met through BPIt's always a risk to do business with someone overseas without meeting them.

If an injury occurs, then the person who hired the contractor is basically uninsured.

@Jeff G.Have you considered hiring an answering service?  

If not, I would do as others have stated and hire a PM or Realtor to cover me in my absence.  

You can do the rehab yourself to make better margins, but make sure the deal would still work even if you hired a GC.Good luck to you.  

If you manage the property or you hire the manager you may still be responsible for what happens at the property.

Also simply hiring a private eye can help. that will cost real money but can be worth it.

I've been with this company for three years but the downside to my job is that my schedule is virtually unpredictable.

Use the BP calculator and include vacancy rates, costs for PM, unexpected fixes which might be costly since you would have to hire contractors, and the unexpected issues of just not being close.

And, to do the work, do you plan to hire everything out or do some yourself, initially?