That led to lots of long distant investors investing on appreciation with little regard to CF.

Once you scale your investments to multiple or distant properties then you will need help to make sure you keep up with the level of service your have previously provided.

Here is my best guess at what is going to happen in the not too distant future:1.

She believes he has a few distant cousins located many states away, but she is not completely sure.

Those times are a very distant memory it seems right now.  

I'm not an agent, but even from my perspective as an investor - when I get business calls and emails (which I get a ton of, btw), I usually don't feel compelled to respond unless it sounds like something that is likely to result in me making money in the not-too-distant future.There are a ton of tire-kickers and time-wasters out there who aren't serious about doing business.

My property is within walking distant of a really good high school here.My price is very competitive right now, you could get something nicer for $100 more, but would be further away from everything.

Then when something that's not fun comes up such as late rent, tenant needing to reimburse you for damages, etc, they suddenly are either distant or hostile.

Much of what previous people have suggested would be where you could go, making the case that if it is in the distant past, being willing to pay a higher deposit. 

In the not so distant future, the ESA law will become more problematic as animals get larger and more exotic.