I always feel like the distant cousin claiming to be 'Orlando' area but really preferring our 'neck of the woods'. 

It's a wonderfully informative book explaining in detail our situation of investing in a distant market.

Properties in the more distant Apache Junction are generally cheaper as there is still plenty of undeveloped land.

The first week I moved in I definitely felt like I had made a mistake, distant gunshots at night, some abandoned homes, etc.

A rather distant relative is looking to unload a property. 

Thanks in large part to referrals from these forums, I found an amazing realtor in Indy and made a trip out there last week.I know there are a lot of people like me who are simply priced out of our local area but are scared to make the plunge into a distant market, so I wanted to share my experience in hopes they will take action.Joel Clausen with the Scott Smith team spent two whole days (I mean ALL DAY) showing me properties and giving me the inside scoop on the local area.

Keep distant .You tell them you’ll honor the lease and you expect them to care for your property .

Those probate-like deals were more what I was looking for so that I could get amazing deals from people who passed and take the tax burden off their distant relatives.

I agree that it could be a lot more of a time commitment to manage more distant properties, definitely something to think about.

Although his advice is for finding a team in distant, far-off lands, his advice will work great for your local situation.