If someone tells me something is virtually impossible, I tell them there just has not been found a solution yet.  

Virtually any San Diego purchase achieved good return.  

After reading Michael Gerber's "E-Myth" and Tim Ferriss' 4 Hour Work Week" I've been focusing on creating duplicable systems for our wholesaling business.My job is to handle marketing, and my business partner is more on the front lines, talking to buyers and sellers, title company, etc.We have a few virtual assistants that help with our marketing campaigns.

Today you are going to be looking at a lot of pain because a $40k property virtually anywhere right now is a serious dump, and if you could find a bank to loan on it you'll need a serious amount of reserves to rehab this thing and keep it running. 

I’m debating whether I should learn to wholesale virtually around the country to expand market options, or locally (Oakland CA).

Has anybody used one of those virtual PO box services? 

You don't have to hire an arch to get a site plan = you can have a drafts person - or even a Virtual Tour Company , it may not be as hard as you think.   

There are also virtual staging options.5) How many open houses has the agent held?

If a judge allows for the first single member LLC(your "child" LLC) to be pierced, there is virtually no reason to believe the judge will not allow the "parent" LLC to be pierced and you to be liable.

Knowing that your tax pro is an expert in what YOU do can be more important than being able to physically sit across the desk from them.There are several tax professionals here on Bigger Pockets that are set up to serve you virtually.