. - some of the smaller companies still deal with physical paper and faxes and that adds days to the process.6.

Check out Ogden City Business DevelopmentI have a few investor clients from the Bay Area that love it because of the close proximity and recreational opportunities to enjoy while out visiting.  

However, some times I need to go into a physical location to do things like get cashiers checks to bring to auctions. 

I have really only thought about physically buying the property through conventional financing and building up that way.

If a $300K house is being offered for sale for $1250 - there is something wrong: either physically with the property itself or financially.There may very well be a deal here, but tread very carefully lest you find youelf the proud owner of a white elephant.

There are ways to streamline PM business processes with certain software programs, but PM entails physical work on the properties and relationships with people on the ground, always. 

For example, in the book Zillow Talk, I found it quite interesting how they used data to find homes near a Starbucks appreciate above comparable units not in such close proximity (read gentrification).....So your best answer may be to look at similar situations perhaps in your state....

Josh L.Most markets affected by technology go through a phase of contraction, but never quite disappear (think physical books, electronics stores, video rental). 

I am Canadian and would prefer to invest locally, where I can physically walk through properties when needed.  

Mainly due to it's proximity to my home compared to the REIA of WA one in Bellevue.