Neighborhood vs vacancy: Some areas that are marked very safe e.g. west central and north central (Amwell, Hillsborough etc) have properties that stay in the market for a very long time.

Belize I was with locals so felt safe there .

It's always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to your investments. 

I coach Subto and Seller financing, safely and legally but anything I say, is tempered with that fact.So, On this subject, who has more credibility @Peter Walther:, @Tom Gimer: or me?

.* Liability insurance- play it safe... say $600 a year

They highly recommend replacing the insulation, to “keep my mother safe in winter.”

Do it, so long as it's safe and habitable down there.  

her and her husband both retired from their day jobs and have all these gorgeous renovated SFRs. the key was that they got better and better at BRRRing and the nest egg grew just a little bit with each cashout/refi, so they could do bigger/better deals, then multiple deals at once. this obviously took time, but they're getting ALL the perks of REI: debt paydown, appreciation, tax benefits, cashflow, the opportunity to provide beautiful safe housing in the city they live in... if you BRRR'd your way to a few STRs instead of LTRs, you could probably arrive at that 7k/mo number pretty quick. also consider BRRRing to MTRs. gator lending is short-term / transational lending, usually to wholesalers for deposits. pace morby has a course on it. most people i'm sure take the course, do nothing with the information, make no money, then complain and say the course didn't work lol. but i do know tons of people actually make great money gator lending.flips obviously work too but you usually LOSE money on the first one, break even if you're fortunate... it's very active work too, so doing flips while you're still working full time, idk, not a fan personally. you'd have to KEEP flipping to KEEP making 7k/mo, vs with BRRRing you'll eventually get to that 7k/mo and can stop or regroup.

I think I will be looking towards understanding how to safely invest out of state going fwd. 

The best accountants and CPAs will be able to offer you a secure document transfer system in order to keep your sensitive information safe, and also be able to conduct their bookkeeping and tax return services electronically as well, saving both time and money.In my personal ventures into real estate, I have started several LLCs and would be happy to share my real estate experiences with you.