Find it yourself: You can identity physically or financially distressed properties and start a marketing campaign to reach those sellers and make an offer to buy it directly to the owner.  2.

Physical due diligence 3.

Demonstrated experience and national footprint are more important than the physical location of the QI. 

to be more specific, and probably old school, but i want a physical book there that people have access to.

I'm curious about people's experiences with virtual staging and would like some opinions on whether people who have done it found it to be comparable with physically staging a property with regard to effectiveness.

It seemed easy but when I tried it at home to learn it was not.The best way to learn is 1st physically try it. 2nd if there is someone with experience have him guide you.

That's a lot of transactions, just in hours alone to physically put them together! 

As for contractors, it would be ideal to physically see previous completed work and current projects.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

Former Physical Therapist Assistant for 14 years and changed careers to driving a semi truck for the past 3 years in the Eastern region.