None the less, I travel to the areas 1-3 hrs from where I live and look around a lot.Recommendations for Rural narrowed down to this:1) Find a major metro area with strong jobs and increasing population, and search up to 60 miles out.2) Find the most affordable region 60 miles out that has something special to offer in the path of progress.

But I think I need to narrow down exact what info I need at the beginning and what can wait till later. 

Butcher block is high maintenance and narrows the scope of buyers. 

I guess I'm trying to narrow down exactly what my plan is so I know the inside and outside of whatever route it is I decide to go.

Who pays what and what's the best guide lines for something like this.I understand this topic is very open but would like to narrow my focus on a strategy.

I am first narrowing down on a few States, then get to counties, then to cities and then to neighborhoods - leaning a lot toward the SouthOnce I have narrowed down a few cities/neighborhoods, I will look for realtor agents in that area primarily through BiggerPocketsIdea is to identify a killer agent with whom there is a connection.  

Ive narrowed down to a few sections of town and found a few properties that may work.

You are going to have to have a pre-approval letter to submit an offer, and you want to narrow your search for what you can afford.This is my favorite way to get started in investing!  

Hello all, I am currently residing in central NJ, and as most people know the the market in my neighborhood is a little tougher to get into than most when you don't have a significant amount of cash laying around to i...

@Lydia Bolling most of the hard work can be done anywhere you have an internet connection so your lunch hour and after the kids go to bed are perfect times to do research, if you don't have enough time maybe the solution is to narrow the search so that you have less properties to sift through