First make contact with a Real-estate professional who will ask you several questions. The critical questions will be budget, no reason to look at $500K homes if you only want to spend $300K. How many bedrooms, bathroom’s, pool or no pool, city or rural, taxes and the list goes on. A Real Estate Professional will then begin their search and probably find properties that meet your criteria within a few hours. When you find a property that you love, the Realtor can do a virtual tour via the internet or do a live stream walkthrough. The Realtor can answer any questions as you go. It’s the next best thing to being there.