Wow, Honolulu just a short flight away...Yes this looks like a great place to learn and meet like minded people.

IF you book a flight to come to Texas on a house that is a great deal, imo you will be too late, the market is just that competitive. 

Spend all day on the phone with your markets, and you'll probably gravitate toward one market in particular.Book a flight to your chosen market and schedule in-person meetings.

If you are looking for bigger properties (more units) the economics of the flight/travel can make more sense.Have you taken a look at the other posts regarding out of state investing?

I'm looking at going to a flight school in Phoenix so I'm looking at property down there too.

Sometimes, I had already read the articles from my own Google search.What I really wanted to know were things like “where are the bad pockets with rampant illicit activities,” “what regulations and laws the local governments might implement or enact that could affect future property value and cause demographic shifts,” “what infrastructure construction is underway,” “is the FEMA map accurate and do the local insurance companies agree with it,” “if the property is near an airport, is it in noisy flight paths,” etc.

Denver is a great place to live/work/play a little more expensive to live in compared to your area now, you can jump a round trip flight for $200 and come see enough of the city in a weekend to get a good feel for it.

Sometimes its a flip, and the next owner hadnt been recorded yet so we used the name from the tax records, sometimes its a maiden name issue, sometimes its a spelling problem.

I got a hold of one turo owner who was very accomodating walked me through it.. brought the car to the airport ( faster pick up than Uber) then when my flight changed the next day to early morning.

One quality PM, one flight to visit.