@Isaiah Webb These are good questions, because it identifies very quickly how motivated they are and how in demand their property is.

Here’s why:1) Risk Reduction - for a typically small cost in terms of time and money you can gain a ton of context about an area and the surrounding areas that will help you to reduce the risk of getting into a poor investment2) Relationships - you can leverage your time there to meet with local market participants like property managers, brokers, other investors, contractors, potential tenants etc.3) Business expenses - you should be able to deduct the cost of the trip as a business expense4) Context / Perspective - you simply get better context and perspective by being there is personI don’t mean to say that you can’t do OK by investing remotely but I am 100% certain that you will get outsized benefits from visiting your assets periodically and definitely initially.When I invest in multifamily deals I always visit the area, the comps and the asset itself, this takes time but because we buy 100’s of units at a time it is an efficient use of time.I’d also be wary of anyone who isn’t personally invested in a deal alongside you telling you that you don’t need to visit, particularly if they get compensated by you making a transaction.Investing out of state allows us to find the best returns but don’t be mistaken into thinking that you shouldn’t plan on spending time in your target market.

From an economy of scale perspective, it's much more efficient for me to go over this stuff with a room full of accountants (I notice your title :) since typical consumers have no idea what's on their tax returns, or any of that, but the pushback you get if you're me is a) the general low-level animosity between mortgage and tax professionals and b) the notion that I'm trying to "tell them how to do their jobs," which they are not interested in.Far from it on b), I'm not qualified to tell you that at all.

These marketing strategies motivate buyers, entice sellers and provide value to clients.

I would also be curious what people recommend to improve the efficiencies of some of the expenses.... ie: brands of low flow faucets and shower heads, wifi thermostats with limits etc.... 

I don't know of any brokerage that won't accept a motivated agent.

The biggest challenge since buying the property has been staying motivated to rent it out.

Wholesalers, craigslist, foreclosure sites, Zillow for sale by owner, and then there’s marketing directly to motivated sellers.

If you are serious and motivated about wholesaling than work under a top wholesaler for 2 years as an acquisitions manager.

Next, if you're offering less than the typically expected broker commission, especially at this low price point, you can expect buyer's brokers will not be as motivated to show your property to their clients.