I hope you Are planing to pick up some properties when the timing is right... think about commercial, much more hands free then residential.

The flood plane is in two parts on the map: one very very light blue and one a dark blue.

I am planing on Gifting a family member some $$ to help them with the purchase of an investment property.

I'd get on a plane and go evaluate the situation in person.  

I went ahead and created a pros/cons list:New England Pros: Close to home base (drive within 2 hours max) and comfort with the region (know the cities/towns)Good opportunity for price appreciation (not that I am looking for some huge increases)As a result of price appreciation, I am considering taking out a HELOC to do more deals.New England Cons: High acquisition costs (purchase price/down payments/reserve requirements)Lower cap rates/slim cash flowExpensive repair costsMidwest Pros: Great cash flow/cap ratesPrice stability (prices don’t increase or drop significantly)I can scale the portfolio and really achieve my goals rather quickly (more on that later)Midwest Cons: Investing distance (I’ll need to get on a plane rather than jumping in a car and going to see the houses, whenever)Low familiarity with the region.

Send by carrier that can be tracked, UPS, FedEx, etc. 

Steve Hodgdon I'm getting on a plane with the family this morning.

I too just bought my first plane and need to find a good cpa.

F**k, LOL...I had become comfortable and lazy with my free time, but the idea of being just a 'drive around all day type of small time wholesaler' sounded less appealing, compared to some BP 'big players' talking about their latest plane :) So, license it is, to start in the game at least, even if I let go the license later on as my investing skills grow, it will be valid for at least two years once I got it, so I could make cash selling and build into an investor.Didn't have time to sit in a classroom and wanted to study at my own pace.

Here you need a routine and stick to it.As for organization, I had an air traffic control background in the Army and ATC uses flight strips stacked on a rack that slides down representing the next plane to bring in.