Investing in fly over states may give you initial cash flow, but capital expenses will eat into that, and the near zero appreciation and rent growth in many areas will leave you spinning your wheels.

It's helped open doors that have allowed me, among other things to: help underwrite deals for others ($6 m condo deal .. and I was invited to fly in to help with due diligence), help build other people's due diligence system and learn about out of state investing in the process, and help newbies who are just starting out figure a few things out. 

I can give you a tutorial on how to set them up when you fly that plane up here to grab some fried Reuben balls.

The electric company apparently had turned off power for non payment and he never emptied the fridge until day of move out, house was full of flies and the refrigerator had maggots.

Actual RE dealing knowledge is mostly acquired on-the-fly and as-you-go from your FB mentors and from other investors around you.

For example you can buy a three bedroom for $80k real estate taxes $4000 and it would rent for $1600 if you did minimum or $1700-1800 if you updated.I fly in to PHilly yesterday to inspect the house I am buying today.

If you have done the research and know their asking prices will not fly, let them know what you are willing to offer and why.

Only about 2 hours away flying! 

Your time will fly by quickly so meet as many quality contacts as you can while leaving some time for appointments for people you meet while you are there or to go through purchase agreements. 

Suggest you complete your profile and upload a recognizable face pix.Probate investing us good however it's like pointing to a Boeing 787 and saying 'I want to be a pilot and fly that airplane'.