It also has an option for physical key in case of connectivity issues. 

Hi everyone,I've been reading the book "Real Estate Rookie" by Ashley Kehr, this one chapter about Partnerships states that the things you can "bring to the table" are Equity, Sweat Equity, Debt, and Capital.Equity: your stake or share of ownership in a companySweat Equity: performing physical labor in exchange for a share of the company or the property's ownershipDebt: assuming the risk by having the mortgage in your nameCapital: providing cash to start the investmentMy question is, for a FIX & FLIP, is it a good strategy to look for a contractor as a partner who will be doing the active work/sweat equity while we use my name to loan from a Hard Money Lender? 

When you say a "safe" home does that mean safe neighborhood or safe as in code or physical status safe (hazards, etc.)?

Short of physically picking up a 10 unit apartment complex and moving it to another market, you can NOT change the CAP rate ... if you improve the NOI of a commercial property (5+ units), then you do NOT increase the CAP rate (which is set by the market), you instead increase the value of the property (Value = NOI/CAP).

Is the retail element physically separated from the residential element?

Secondly, although tax lien investing may be more “hands-off” than other strategies, it’s my understanding that one should still get to know the market and areas they’re planning to invest in – so I figure I would start out (physically) close to home before considering out-of-state (or far away) tax sales in markets I know nothing about.

I would like to turn my reading/video watching knowledge into physical experience knowledge.

As others have said, you need to put a $$-value on your commute time AND on the physical & mental stress of 2.5 hours of commute.

After considering REIT for some time, I felt investing in physical properties has a better upside potential even with risks involved.

Morgan Private Bank.The first is inflation among physical goods.Consumer prices began rising rapidly in early 2021 as the U.S. economy reopened after its Covid-induced shutdown.