I work in a profession that is physically demanding and I am well aware of the toll that it will take on my body long term.

You said your family lives there, but if you're not physically able to be there and oversea operations that could be a "make or break deal."

Give them the required notice to enter their unit for a physical inspection of the property and go in. 

is an issue is when it's a business that requires your physical presence. 

I dont use a physical map but it can be very good in learning the area, do look ups of each of  your zips, and sections and record the median sale values so you have the ranges quickly available.

You don't have to physically make a trip down there.

You buy it right, the rest will follow.Trusted local support is KEY: we never even physically saw the property over the entire investment period.  

Always budget time to physically inspect the property.

A 70% physical occupancy is quite a concern and it's safe to say the economic occupancy could be much lower.

There are also services that do some of the non physical aspects (Guesty handles customer service and cleaner scheduling for 3%).