I try to be sensitive to comments that I make to others when I am face to face with them.  

I have heard Chicago can be tough in this respect.3. understand your property taxes and how sensitive your investment is to changes. for example my rental went from $5500/year in taxes to $7000/year between 2009 and 2016. zero appreciation in that time.

For assets that are time-sensitive or involve a lot of expense/income transactions, the custodian will become a real barrier in terms of paperwork, processing delays and fees. 

(Clearly, for the hyper-sensitive of the Internet, I treat people with speech impediments, etc. as I would anyone else.)For me, this is how I make a living. 

So I'm thinking I'll do the work on this one, and it only needs paint on the inside, restrain the kitchen & bath cabinets, and I'll purchase a new frig.

USCIS is very sensitive to the chances of drug profits being brought back from abroad and reinvested in this country by foreign nationals.

If we assume a $1m property, 4% appreciation, 5 year ownership horizon, and that the lower 1st mortgage amount gets 0.5% lower rate due to the larger down payment (jumbo loans are rate sensitive to down payment and reserves)...- Will spend $15k extra P&I payments.

I am sure that some have sensitivities, but that still will be very rare.

To me it is a struggle  not only whether to buy locally or far away, but also how to restrain myself from jumping into bad deals. 

Both parents are drug addicts who don't work and there is a restraining order on one of the parents because they are purposefully destroying the property.