Without the owner physically there, the employees started doing the bare minimum and drove away several good tenants before I fired them.  

I can hold out that long but when I spoke to the regional office on Monday, they indicated they are beginning to gather names and were planning on starting to send out physical checks next week.

Hello,I am about to start my journey with real estate wholesaling and I had a few questions regarding boots on the ground and what to do in case my potential buyer wants to inspect the property I am wholesaling physically. 

Thanks @Tom Weglarz I had spoken to my lender she said the appraiser goes what county record shows and that is 5 units even though physically it's only 4 units.

I  RARELY FIND ANYONE within NYC itself, so it's more difficult to connect physically with people, but I would love to connect and add value to those who are on the same path as me or already there or we could just build rapport over some ice coffee with people who are in the area and talk Real Estate 

They approved an ESA verification from an OOS doctor who had never physically seen the tenant.

In my opinion, real estate for cashflow purposes is for those folks with massive wealth who just need a place to store their money, but then again I may be biased because I'm pro business franchises or any other business for that matter that nets 20%+ as I myself am 32 with time on my side, maybe in my 50 -60s, I would consider paying down debt to increase my cashflow as I may not be able to physically grind 12+ hour days like I do now?

I've bought property without physically seeing it (except on the closing day I drove there), and haven't had any issues. 

I definitely have quite a team on my side, my aging parents need to slow down physically with construction but the vast knowledge they have will be crucial for my start up.

I have researched the area as much as I can without physically going there so feel free to chime in with any advice or recommendations.