Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.

As you can tell from the responses you need a professional to make this as smooth and uncomplicated as possible.

I'm actually under contract on my first investment with Roofstock and so far the process has been pretty smooth. 

Luckily, a good QI like Dave is there to help make sure everything goes smoothly and that you understand the process. 

I was nervous inside talking to him but the convo went smoothly.

It's a given that it would cost more than the same trip via a ground car, even if ground transportation doesn't gain its own improvements (which it will - autonomous networked vehicles will make the ground trip safer, faster, and cheaper than present ground transit, and that is *much* closer to a broad implementation than air taxis). 

If I can make it happen it would help the transition. 1.

Is it a good idea to purchase a commercial strip mall first, and then transition into residential (where we want to invest.)?

I wanted to show my gratitude and offer advice and answer any questions for those looking to smooth out their process.

Legal fees are around 400 €, but the process takes at least 4 months if things go smoothly.