The primary categories are 1) DIY, 2) hire someone for a virtual evaluation, and 3) hire someone to walk the property and evaluate. 

Has anyone used a virtual assistant to login data into a Excel spreadsheet like for instance, if I'm interested in foreclosure can I give to virtual assistant the websites that I want to look into and have them log the information as far as how much the bid amount I am willing to go up to.

It sounds like you don't need a co-host, you need a Virtual Assistant, as @Alex F. says.

1.Subscribe to the BiggerPockets Money and Rookie Podcasts2.Attend the FREE WEBINARS3.Attend a Meetup in Your Area / virtual meet ups4.Purchase the Beginner Books: How to Invest in Real Estate, Set for Life, The House Hacking Strategy5.Peruse the forums!

Quote from @Cameron Jones: Hey @Jacob Martin, Baselane is a pretty solid virtual bank option for REI and is worth a try if you are going to use their PM capabilities as well. 

., and taking virtual neighborhood walks via Google maps.

Use their iPhone to take photos and don't hire a professional photographer 2. provide virtual walkthroughs for every listing3.

.- it is my belief in CA that a broker can hire w2 workers for virtually any role as long as they are not called a property manager.  

You could also join real estate groups, virtually or in person.  

A client of ours bought a ranch to use as a short term rental property in 2021 for $1.7 million.After our engineers did a virtual site visit, they were able to assign a value of $347,000 into either 5-7-15 year assets that were eligible for depreciation.In 2021, the bonus depreciation amount that you could take was 100%.This means that the owner could immediately deduct the full amount of eligible property in the year it was placed in service, rather than depreciating it over time.With that in mind, he took the full $347K deduction in his first year of ownership to offset taxable income from rentals.This was roughly ~20% of his purchase price.It was a big win for him.As a reminder, the bonus depreciation rate in 2025 is back to 100%, it's still an incredibly valuable tool.