Some of these are actual physical items that require going to the property.Owning remotely with a great property manager is fine and rewarding!

Are there no real estate clubs in NH where you can meet and vet real estate professionals face-to-face as well as physically vet and evaluate the property you might actually own?

Physical condition of the property; tenant status; amount owed for tax liens; existence of other liens, judgements or violations, etc.Chances are the property is not livable and/or has tenants in place who are not cooperating.

That is actually something physical of value.

. :) Cashier’s check will be the downpayment and we may physically walk the process together from bank to courthouse to finalize the deal.

The big WHY for us at this point is, it's in a good physical location, strong local job market, good schools, plus new college campus coming nearby.

The property manager's primary job is to maximize their owner/investor's returns, which of course includes proper maintenance to the physical structures as well as a positive landlord/tenant relationship, including contract negotiations. 

Example, one property is in a flood zone that is protected by a physical structure. 

I don't use the guidebooks but I do a physical one in the lake house.

He had subsequently cleaned it up- both physically and improving the tenants.