I found a great cloud-based brokerage that will allow me to train without physically being in the office taking leave from my military position.I think about finding a brokerage like going shoe shopping.

Reason being, with those types of properties you can physically drive by and see them (do some of that driving for dollars, and track your miles of course!).

Here are a few suggestions: Use technology: With the help of technology, you can get a good idea of what a property looks like without physically being there.

This would include thorough physical inspection as well as bait stations or ground treatment, depending on type of termites.

Lets say it would pass a bank's physical inspection.

We use an old fashioned lock box with a physical key in them, much like ones a Realtor uses.

So your maintenance question is $100/unit/mo not per actual physical doors in a property.

I am trying to understand all the pieces right now to prepare for our next visit and have a clear strategy with taxes since we will be receiving income from this property and have invested to get it into service.The cost seg would have the same requirements, just the ADS accounting method is different, and significantly less advantageous when combined with cost seg.As far as the engineer visit, many firms use remote video walkthroughs in place of having an engineer physically visit the property. 

I attend a few different meetups, but most people are focused on the physical properties.

The Seller DOES still have a "Seller's Disclosure" Statement to complete, but the info requested on that is very specific and very detailed, and is primarily about physical defects.It does not require an "investor friendly" agent, but does require an agent that is at least knowledgeable about the Standard, local, Purchase documents and processes.