He said he's completely gutted and flipped 15 houses last year, he showed us pics and the work was impressive.Neighborhoods felt very nice, but surround areas seemed a little more rough (strip malls, etc.)

I am looking to simply spark some conversations surrounding Long distance investing.

If your goal is to own 10 properties why don't you use the refi cash to purchase a 3 to 4 unit in your area or surrounding area and that will cash flow to help you grow your portfolio.

Try looking at the surrounding areas which will not increase your commute as much. you should be able to buy a 2 family if you go out a little.

Cincinnati is currently on the list of areas my partner and I are looking into invest into. Have a couple of friends who recommended Over-the-Rhine, Evanston, Norwood, Oakley, and Hyde Park as places that would be wor...

Try and look in surrounding areas to see if the price point drop a little and if it is not to far from work.

Anyone in the Orlando (and surrounding) area who specializes in lease option deals? 

It's hard to tell because there's not a lot of transparency surrounding your numbers. 

I was wondering if anyone from there have some insights on the surrounding areas, property type (single family, multi), and/or airbnb market?

The market rental rate for the units (after repair) is 625/mo, this coming from another building across the street with equal sized, clean, painted, with newer cabinets   The tax assessed value is 72000.Unsure of repairs needed yet but if I guestimate 12/sf i'm looking at about 25000 (I'll verify this before bidding)Comparable sales do not reflect much due to the number of sfh surrounding the property.