Do your research on people off of the site - on LinkedIn, Instagram.

Please note though this is an asset on your estate and if you have debts those also need to be resolved/paid which could complicate things - thus why I strongly recommend an estate planning attorney and a real estate attorney.

We live in a very intersting, diverse, and complicated market and understanding the intricacies is very important - especially for a new investor.Markets in the same zip code even have their own submarket and tendancies depending on location and its important to look at things hyperlocally in philly.

Auction Sites or Distressed Property Listings: Sites like Auction.com or Hubzu sometimes list properties that need work but are in decent locations and within budget.Given your experience with renovations and your budget, exploring these options might get you closer to what you're looking for without having to compromise on property age or potential renovation challenges.

I would suggest anyone considering web developer to build a site to take this crucial factor into consideration.

The Long-Distance Real Estate Investing book is a great one to get the lay of the land on doing it from afar, but getting on-site experience will also be important in your journey.

How much of your free-time goes into research versus actual hands-on work on-site?

As you probably know commercial lending on CRE is not the easiest task right now, then add all the complications to it...foreign buyer, new LLC, new bank accounts, etc and that probably cuts out a lot of lenders who will be interested.Also find out what their goals are to determine if what they want is even feasible. 

Look them up on the tax records for free and then use a free site like Spokeo to search info on the owner.

To make it more complicated, I have ACV insurance, so that makes it harder.