An hour drive may be difficult at first, but the thought of cash flow at the end of the month will make the drive worth it.Good luckGino

The area (because it's on the early end of "up and coming") has no STR or MTR zoning restrictions.It's somewhat sketchy by reputation of the locals, but anyone driving through the area would think differently.

Skip tracing is included so you can be driving, stop and look, and all the information is there for you.

The same tenant complains the other tenant is driving too fast.These 2 don't like each other.

You could have a few things driving the cost:-Location - if the house is more remote the contractor will have higher costs to get out there (gas, lodging, limited resources) or if you are using a local guy he might be higher because he knows there are fewer competitors -El Nino - the roofers we use are all busy because people are rushing to get work done before the rains hit.  

Strict rent control policies mean that investors can't buy a dilapidated property, refurbish it, and drive rents up.

Tenants are looking for parcels that fit in their ideal box size layout for building and parking spaces requirements with any drive thru's wanted.

True off market requires work by driving, street view, calls, mailers or other ways of finding true off market. 

I was a little bit surprised, markets in Florida topped the list by a bit — I'd thought that, lower taxes aside, the huge insurance premiums would drive off would-be investors.Regardless, what makes sense for you is going to be specific to the type of investment strategy you're taking, but you could do much worse than looking at the cities mentioned above. 

There are other ways to do it - driving for dollars, snipe signs, mailers, etc.