I’m in Los Angeles, so weather is generally mild with hot summers.

Will raise again in the spring to $750 in case they decide to vacate I'll be able to re-rent in warmer weather.

Has anyone use their permanent life insurance policy in order to either borrow against it, or have a lender offer a loan against a forecasted cash value?

Cheap insurance, no weather problems, younger properties, cheap flights, lots of entertainment/dining options, low property tax and of course no income tax. 

Any weather estimates past 10-11-21 are just that and can not be assumed as far as rain.

After seeing very little new home construction for about 10 years after the 2007-2008 crash and now seeing unprecedented amount of new home construction, how long do you think the housing bull market will continue?  H...

It's year round beautiful weather means rentals year round.

We could weather a month or two but 6 months+ wouldn't really make sense.Thank you!!

And weather permitting, followed by Lunch at the Deck, on pere Marquette beach.

If you can self-manage locally and are willing I'd also stay local for that reason, saving 8-10% on a PM and getting firsthand knowledge of how to properly manage a property will help you a ton once you do upgrade to using a PM.As others have said, there are other risks associated with buying out of state, if you have the capital to manage and weather any storms you may run into from afar its not out of the question as to whether it is worth it but as a new investor you truly do not know what you do not know so I wouldn't recommend investing long-distance.