Maybe a stupid question: visit before offer?
I'm looking to find a single family or small multifamily as my first rental property in the near future. I've listened to a bunch of the BP podcasts and attended several of the BP webinars on getting started. I've bought/sold a few primary residences, but never an investment property. From all the podcasts and webinars, it hit me that I can't recall them ever mentioning actually visiting a property before making an offer. 1. Get leads, 2. Analyse, 3. Purse (i.e. Offer), 4. Success.
So the question is: Do experienced investors regularly make offers on properties without ever visiting them? And if so, is it a correct assumption that rookies should visit first until getting comfortable with the process?