I'm also not opposed to long distance deals, in fact I've been spending a lot of my time looking nationwide as the current market where I live is nuts.

I do have a hard money lender that does nationwide lending that already pre-approved me and also provided me with POF.

Most properties nation wide are getting multiple offers,

then GFC hit and most everything fell nation wide 10 to 80% depending on location.. 

Originally posted by @Stephen Bradford:This should be a law nationwide.

Getting the contractor is easy thanks to the nationwide database of contractors who can earn an accreditation after completing a 203k education/vetting process.

Charlotte suburbs have been red-hot pretty much since the 90s (with the brief exception of the nation-wide downturn).In my opinion, the "investor-havens" like Belmont, Kannapolis, parts of Union County, Rock Hill are a little over-rated.

These cities are nationwide.

realtor.com has a nationwide marketplace (meta-MLS) and can refer you to a brokerage hooked into their system.

Save the hassle of exploring markets and information as I have it all condensed into one form for you with markets you didn't even know we're cash cows.These cities are nationwide.