I would make sure it is an area that rents fairly easily and there are other rentals nearby that haven't been posted for more than a month.

I generally am one who tries to invest nearby because I understand the area's better, but if you can get people to help you (realtor/management company) then that is great. 

Perhaps we can meet for coffee or something?

Perhaps not enough coffee on a Monday morning.

Hi @Jose Linares, happy to see a nearby face!

If the landlord is responsive and whether things in the property "work".Looking at ads for other nearby properties is probably the most accurate.

I'm always open to zoom calls, coffee meetings (eventually!)

I have been vetting out multiple neighborhoods in the Miami Dade County.  I'm not dismissing neighborhoods that are outside of that county, but I'm looking for neighborhoods that are at the most a 40 min drive from So...

There will be a large transfer of ownership in the next 10 years, interest rates are low, most properties are mom/pop and the kids don't want it or live nearby. 

Selling it on my own will still be in the higher range for homes that have had sold nearby (it's definitely justified) buy going with the realtor I have the opportunity for much more interest and possibly bidding war;  buy if I sell on my own and 2 weeks later list with realtor, do I lose on that initial luster of a listing?