I found myself caught between wanting to pursue my newfound interest in real estate and following through with my original plan of becoming a Physical Therapist.

I do this and have found it more targeted and less risky in that I am only reaching out to people who own assets that I actually want and I can also inspect the physical property before I go under contract with a seller. 

I also took advantage of video walk throughs since I too will not be able to physically go to most of these houses I place offers on.

Which certainly would not disallow the LL from themselves physically doing the labor but nothing specifies rates.

Not condition, but the physical shape?

Step 1: You have to have at least one person who is physically in the market you are buying in.

Wages here aren’t going up much, and may be going down in the hospitality industry especially, as the casinos continue in their union-busting and anti-worker efforts.

Physical proximity is always a good way to start.

According to my math based on the comps, I'm estimating repairs to be $50K; and I'm offering $5K less than the $229 asking price.I've not physically seen the property (only virtual photos).

I feel that most of the maintenance issues that come up even here in my hometown, I don't have to be physically at the house to work with repairman, so could I do the same from out of state?