However, doing a quick online search for say "top 10 places companies are moving to" will bring up article that may help you choose a state or city.

Inexpensive, fast, Good,  helpful, available education, close to you or is online fine, big, boutique, service etc.  

Is it really possible to wholesale property online without having to meet the seller, see the property, and meet the investor?

He wanted a decision that night and i told him i had to discuss with my husband and would call him back.

I was single and lived alone, I never had any concerns coming home at night, I felt safe. 

However, its a personal preference and if you'd feel better paying off your mortgage to decrease your debt so you sleep better at night thats not necessarily a horrible move.

as far as buying an expensive property of several hundred grand with no down payment and renting all 47 bedrooms out to strangers online and self managing this all yourself ? 

What should I be looking for (i.e. ability for tenants to pay online, online maintenance requests, how soon are rents paid to owners, etc...)?

They also have roundtable discussions every night for several hours which can be worth the price of admission in and of itself, the speakers or someone that is a expert in an area heads each table and you basically sit around and have a conversation about certain topics and can ask the table head or anyone else there whatever you want.

@Riley Burke I have an online VA Home Loans course for free.