Now, if you're traveling out of the country you will (typically) still have a place of residence here so that shouldn't be a problem.That being said, I'm pretty sure each lender has a requirement for what percentage of the year you need to be actually living in the property for it to qualify as your residence.

If you just took a class on flying an airplane are you ready to go fly across the country yourself?

Own a home in desirable country club community outside of Washington DC. 

YOU get to decide where you want to invest, and there are investor friendly agents all over BiggerPockets and each and every major market in this country. 

Yes, I think, like a lot of topics that get passed around real estate circles (like 0 down physician loans...which I have never ever seen one actually close haha) there are these mythical products that people don't realize may only exist at one small bank in one small corner of the country and not actually be available to most.

. - You may be surprised to know that many countries outside US speak extremely fluent English and can handle customer service better than most. 

Will never invest in that part of country again but I am curious to see what other cities to avoid.

Nearly every multifamily in the country is in single family zoning, because zoning laws were established after the multifamilies were built.Have the buyers switch lenders. 

Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, etc.) feature similarly affordable properties that command good cash flow.Alabama also has one of the lowest property tax rates in the country (about 0.4% of property value).

Not allowing pets could impact the marketability of your rental, especially in cities like Dallas.According to the article:"Data from Zillow reveals that twice as many renters filter for pet-friendly listings compared to any other amenity in the country’s 25 largest rental markets.