I've definitely got my why, but I've always noticed that virtually every single person with success in real estate cites travel as one of their primary goals.

However, my dilemma is that I am virtually doing almost nothing other than "investing". 

Virtually your entire market will be commuters, and I find the market range of a property in this area to be about 30 minutes.

For virtually all of human existence there has been no such thing as air conditioning. 

I started wholesaling April 9th of 2018. And I now have a great deal under contract from Hubzu. 20 autumn Ln Belleville IL. Got it for 86,500. Needs 70k in repairs for it to be prestine condition. 270k ARV!. My privat...

John, Check out Regus Virtual offices.

Tenant requests improvements from us - generally not done unless a) it was already on a list of work to be done, b) it is a true safety issue, or c) it is so insignificant and virtually cost-free that we don't mind doing it as goodwill.

For instance, consider two properties on the same block that are virtually identical but one has a carport.

BUT, through the ever-expanding magic of the internet, you can still assess the honesty of a provider (to some degree) by using Google Earth to virtually walk the streets of the neighborhoods you'd be investing in.

It can be a viable strategy, but only if you have the cash flow to carry the property and the property is virtually guaranteed to appreciate.