Retail scares me, I want to "assume" JWB is about 20% above retail in exchange for them managing it, I think 3 year leases, their own tear down cleared lot new construction homes, or fully rehabbed to perfection looking, by a rehab investor like homevestors.....if you're ok with that, they are the only ones I know of, or seen as I drive under their big billboard.If your flexible, you can go shopping and find a better deal...particularly you being so close..and same time zone, easy flight.I have property managers managing mine in Raleigh that I bought out of state.....I kept coming south for consistant warmer weather..and keep them managed up north..

I've purchased several properties through them (site-unseen, obviously) and can attest that they provide a safe, user-friendly experience and are more than happy to work with you through the difficulties of buying from a drastically different time zone.

If I don't forget, there will be a large DC operation in Phoenix,AZ.In financial sector I knew few are leaving NYC and move to Florida because the time zone is the same with market hours.

@Clint Pearcy I managed properties 8000 miles and 12 time zones away.

Have seen al the houses in area on preview (boots on ground); have contractor/insurance/CPA/handyman/lender/title on speed dial; know the cods and dude at the planning desk; have all the utility contacts on a card; play well with other agents and be known as a honest negotiator; be available in their time zone; say I don't know but I will find out when you don't have the answer and call them in ten minutes with the right answer; perfect at contracts...

Adding the complexities of being a whole time zone or two away, as well as looking for help in a market where word of mouth is the only source of advertising, might be biting off too much. 

The potential disasters I see with smaller investors buying out of state is when they purchase one or maybe a few "inexpensive" houses 1 or 2 time zones away because they were "affordable".

It is 30-mins of networking, then a speaker for approx 60mins, which if you join the group on facebook, you can catch the recording if the time zone thing does not work for you.  

The only real challenge has been communicating between tenants and service men with the time zone change.

I recommend this mainly because if something happens when y'all are in different time zones the managers can respond a lot faster and have a lot more local connections with contractors.