Of the investors I’ve known who invest remotely, 9 out of 10 of them have lost money and sold those properties within a few years.

I was doing non recourse SIDRA loans and the students would put 50% down and I would fund the balance.. normally sold 20 to 30 homes that last day and I probably financed 10 of them or so..

Just copy or use similar finishes to what has sold in the area.

I did just this, and in 4 years sold it for a $200k profit and that’s how I bought my home and build an ADU conversion.

Sold 1yr later Lessons learned?

I sold it last year for about $12k/coin. 

The answer is both and neither, all depending on what you're trying to do and which tool is best to complete that job. 

This did not work well, so the reason I sold off my properties were due to property managers mishandling my properties. 

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

If not, you are going to get pitched and sold and DM'd before you even know what's going on.Bay Area investors invest all over the US, but you don't want to just pick a random market because someone in an internet forum told you to.