Section 8 is hear to stay.

Your team can stay local.  

I agree that efficiency is a huge part of that equation, and the more efficient the PMC, the more they can stay profitable with lower fee structures.  

I could go on for days about these people but stay away from them like the plague. 

Stay tuned for our next blog on diversifying your real estate portfolio for long-term success!

Stay there one night and test it yourself.

Just personally, I would never do an absentee landlord kinda thing....Too many moving parts, too much to go wrong and cuts into your profit big-time....Sentimental value is one thing, but not if you end up hating the house down the road.....Stay local, plenty of opportunities in good ole AZ.....

Even if you aren't into creative finance, stay away from rough neighborhoods.

It seems you and your husband have the ability to make a property more desirable and I would try to stay local for the same reasons you listed. 

If you stay in Northern Minnesota you could look to locate closer to Duluth which has a large supply of duplexes at prices much below $500K.