What are some tips/suggestions you'd offer for Long Distance Self Management? 

We obviously handle the ones near us in-house, but hiring someone in another market to work one day a month is a bit of an odd task.My guess is that remote property management companies need to have a sort of Swiss-army-knife person in the area that can do many variable tasks for them and works on an hourly basis as there may not always be things to do, but I don't know that for a fact.How do remote/long-distance property management companies overcome the challenges of not being in the area?

We are thinking long distance out of state maybe Saratoga Springs, Lake George. 

I was talking to him long-distance from Toronto on a Friday Night. 

But where there are large sums of money present, there is opportunity for decisions to be made that are not in the best interest for the LPs - and given the distance LPs are from a typical investment - you are at the complete mercy of the GPs as to what you know or learn about your investment.  

If you don't want to long-distance landlord and find it to be a pain, then sell it, 1031 exchange it or owner finance, like you mentioned.

It's importnant to understand the market in philly as they can be hyper local and can change drastically over short distances. 

Bigger Pockets is a great place to learn and connect with fellow investors.If you’re looking to invest long distance, I definitely recommend building your core-4 team.

Luckily I kept my distance and focus more on the traditional ways of making money.

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