IF he's wants more control and more liquidity investing in an appreciation market will serve his long term goals.  

Food cost, Insurance cost, Drinking cost, eating out cost are all going up.  

If I receive another complaint about you I will serve yiou with a 30 day notice and you will be forced to move.

I'm not sure it is worth it to fly in, spend 2-3-4 days in a hotel, rent a car to view properties, buy food, etc.   

As a mother, wife, IT professional, and future investor, you've got a lot on your plate, but your passion for real estate will serve you well.Taking ActionListening to the BiggerPockets podcast is a fantastic way to boost your knowledge and motivation.

I am a 25 year Real Estate agent in SoCal (mostly residential however venturing more into commercial; and getting back into investing in other states as well, which will be my next post) I have tried quite a few lead services and while some may do better in other areas of the country , most seem to a flop in this area, of those tried HouseJet, Reaology, USHud and Realty Bargains( Realty Bargains was the best however they kept sending me mostly investors who's matrix would not pencil in the areas I serve)  I am doing my best to figure out social marketing, my views/impressions are good however that has not turned into transactions as of yet; So I am on the hunt for a 3rd party lead co with quality Seller leads.

Nonetheless, watched your serving of the eviction notice in the video below. 

This is now a separate business and needs to be operated that way otherwise it serves no purpose at all.

It was about staying in contact with someone who I had already known for years, and serving them on their timeline and on their terms.

Contruction is about half way done on I43 and I41 and the areas served by improved access will likely see an increase in value and populatiry.