Do you like the physical work; pick a trade like electrical, construction, plumbing, roofing,etc and go that route.  

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With our product, it’s possible to acquire the property for $30K (20% down) and get the reno costs financed for $11,250 (15% down).

So these loan products aren't generally available, I assume?

The loan products are differentiated for a reason.

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A 5% physical vacancy might be correct but you will probably have the occasional non-payer that takes a month to evict. 

You can always look at a portfolio loan product that is more asset based they will only look at the income of the property itself.

Here’s my question, are there investors out there that actually buy property without having seen them physically themselves; buying without stepping foot in and walking the floors?

I find myself sourcing info from multiple websites (Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, Trulia) but do not have a good direction/process to get to my final product of a well thought out ARV.Thanks for your help as always,Andrew