Emails, phone calls, and electronic signature make this all possible.

It's just going to take more phone calls, emails and perseverance.  

I paid around $150 to fix a broken lock, rekey multiple locks ,and provide extra new keys. 

Non-emergency repair requests or other phone business ---> IVR phone menu, leading to voicemails or secretaryI think the agent is the key player, and the rest can be delegated or handled personally without much headache.

Its still possible now, but you will need to pound the phone hard!

When buying a list for absentee owners from list source, are the phone numbers included or will those have to be skipped traced?

I got a phone call the next morning from Preston (I.e., the Broker's son), ...Mr.

id just hate to deal with that phone call on a cold winter morning that they are too cold. 

I can make phone calls, scrounge for deals, etc.

If you build a solid machine to hit the brokers on a constant basis (by phone and email) then that will pay dividends.