To have any business, you have to have a degree of toughness, mentally and physically. 

I'm a licensed real estate agent and a Middle School Physical Education teacher.

.- Lights flickering with hot grounds, and about 90% of the outlets and switches unsafe to use due to physical damage.- Original siding (fiberboard) not maintained and allowing pest's to (rats and squirrels) egress in and out of the units.- Caved in celling with open access to attic, from roof leak that went unfixed for 3 years.Most repairs were sweat equity.

There are some people that hate stairs, some are physically incapable, and some just don't like them.

You can ask.You also need to understand the laws for direct mail (physical or electronic).

But I would most likely find something in the physical location of downtown houston.

Propstream and whitepages are paid sites, but can provide the owners contact information, mortgage information, and other info that is beneficial.Another benefit of propstream is you can create list for a certain area, based on certain criteria without having to physically drive by the house.

Now when I approach a foreman, superintendent or project manager that is physically here to manage the work; that approach usually works. 

Is it best to have a property (physically holds the property) holding LLC, then have a holding company that specifically owns the LLC’s interest?

This is a plus because all you have to do is call the assigned case manager and you know exactly how your property is doing without having to physically see it.