Never purchase a property through an online auction.

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine (state.fl.us)

Locations are not important as long as they on board remotely/online and have a strong "online friendly" presence that can satisfy most general banking needs (attractive ach fees, online check deposit, ect). 

Online SCO or PPC?

i left eXp after 4 years joining REAL in July, both are online with no physical offices unless a team has one, such as myself. eXp did really well for me, in terms of their stock incentives the provided when i first joined in 2017. since then, they have reduced the financial benefits and the main reason why i switched over to REAL which went public on the nasdaq in july. 

I suggest you focus on online presence because you also are building a brand with google (as time goes by most likely you will get more hits and pop up more during searches) this is almost like owning your marketing as opposed to renting your marketing.

If I promote this offer online, it's likely that the property would be located further away.

I have seen many of those, all at least on-line.

All of this info can be sourced from online platforms and articles, real estate investment meet-ups, and general networking with folks in the industry.Maybe studying all of this is unnecessary, but at the end of the day, the more you can perceive change in the RE space, the better you can adjust your strategy and criteria to profit in the market.

Definitely read reviews online and I would say reach out to a top local realtor they have a lender of choice usually to recommend