I have to agree with @Jay Hinrichs, just visited Memphis, spent $1500-$2000, flight hotel and car but it was well worth the trip.

I would say part of your cushion should be to be willing and able to hop a flight to your target market on a whim if need be, but I have been both lucky and successful in my out-of-state management by carefully screening my tenants and I plan to continue the self management and acquisition of more doors.  

I had the pleasure of meeting a local banks REO manager and Risk Mitigation manager on a recent flight and I am now helping them take some weight off their books.

Become one of the flight crew.  

I am amazed at the number if people who want to fly jets before they've taken ground school, flight training or solo'd.Probate is a drawer full of tools that go into your larger tool chest.

In addition to sharing ideas to improve our businesses, we also share ways to save on flights and hotels. 

Ask yourself what is or isnt worth your time....given a flight was involved.

NJ to MI is a $300 return flight and a short one at that.

Yeah, those guys who do the long haul international flights are definitely at the pinnacle of the flying career... decent money, decent schedule, live wherever you want... the trifecta :-)

I'll take your money, give you info you could have gotten for free on BP, then push you down a small flight of stairs.