i think the blogs on bigger pocket are better than the threads. there's so much info in the threads, but scattered everywhere and hard to absorb so much info..or just look at the reviews on amazon for the books. i'd start with library fist though. i dont like to collect books unless i will refer to them.

There's always 'things' scattered around, too.

Most of the books I have read are so scattered, not sure where to begin!

I doubt Detroit ever turns into a ghost town, but you only have to drive through one of the numerous ghost towns scattered all over the country to realize the value of a house can indeed fall to zero.

I apologize if this is scattered.

@Steve ChristensenYour efforts sound a bit scattered and I did not read anything about an exit strategy in your post.Do you have a farm area?

I have a couple of properties I've house hacked into a couple of spots scattered in Morgantown, WV and Charlotte, NC, both great markets for student housing and population growth, respectively.

For investors with long distance portfolios, are you clustering all of your properties in a single city or are you scattered around the country?

I've owns singles and multis, detached, semi-detached, condos, commerical, vacant land, scattered lots, farms, woodland, and other real estate. 

I have a few rentals scattered around the U.S.