It also looks like I am lucky to be able to “leapfrog” over all of the complicated sales-agent stuff which is not of interest to me at all.

See International Property Maintenance Code below.  

Over that amount or long distance investing is usually better to go with a PM company.There are a lot of internal business systems that PM companies have that make managing properties safer, more efficient, and take a huge load off of investors.Managing a large portfolio, building business systems and doing your day job is no easy task.

Don't show up without knowing stuff like what school zones the property is in, HOA details and contact info, sewer or septic details, flood zone, and if it's in a city or county.

I was wanting to check with the BP people for ideas on stuff we didn't think of.

Now, a lot of them have slowed down due to the corona virus stuff going on, but there are still good options out there.

I skip over a lot of good stuff in the process.

Sorry it was still showing as a garage on the third pic.I think the most expensive stuff is taken care of.

I just internalize it as charity.  

Primarily stuff like painting, flooring, demo, and some cabinets, but I’ve also done some drywall (hated it) and am about to do some subfloor work.