I know there are many others who feel comfortable going with a turnkey provider and purchasing sight unseen and using remote management.

I just don't see how this would be remotely worth your time and effort.

@John BrennanI'm not sure what you are reading but both those guys have plenty of resources on managing remotely.

I use a local management company that takes 30% off the top of the Airbnb income, because I can't really do it remotely. 

You notice the nice features in the ones that rent for more?

Or, if you have a lock box, the scammer will email the real owner by posing as an applicant and ask for the lock box code but then use the code on their victims to convince them that the scammer is really the owner:https://wjla.com/features/7-on...

When you couple that with jobs losses and ever-higher ability/requirement to work remotely (for those who can) from locations that are cheaper, I absolutely expect to be looking at increased inventory for LTRs, especially in hot tourist markets.

If set up properly you can do this all remotely and not have hardly any over head.Bill

Duplex needed more rehab work than I anticipated; PM #2 didn't help much to coordinate contractors, so I did it all remotely; royal hassle. 

@Suzanne Johnston, there are CPAs in Biggerpockets that are investor friendly and work with real estate clients remotely.