Hey there @Christopher CadenheadYou need to start doing the ground work.

In my experience it's better have all the documentation in place and groundwork laid if you need this option.

Eventually Carleton became his mentor and friend and helped him lay the ground work for where he is today.

From the groundwork to the doorbell, what price per square foot is a good number for rough budgeting.

I'm doing the same thing as you, just trying to lay groundwork for when I get home so I can hit the ground running.

:)   This trait forces me to look harder at the tactics, vs just working my butt off making something difficult work.My view, and to be honest I have not done this, but done all the ground work, buy lists of GA home owners who are late on taxes, bulk skip trace, reiskip.com, now its a std direct mail campaign BEFORE the auction.  

Also no matter where you look and invest make sure you have a good resource person on the ground working for you.

I never completely tell them I'm assigning but I do lay the groundwork for it to be assigned by speaking about equity partners joining in, I may keep the property I may not, etc. 

I'm decently seasoned though there are many more seasoned than I am and at this point if I can find someone who is willing to do boots on the ground work, I would be open to working with them (don't message me though lol).

I don't use Skip Trace very often, but I just use Groundworks Research in Texas and they were fast, affordable, and did a good job.