To start, get pre-approved for a loan, search for multi-family homes, plan commute, consider property taxes, leverage healthcare income, and build a local network.Good luck!

The property is in a highly desirable area just outside Boston in walking distance to rapid transit.

I like them both, in general, but the best way to find a town to invest in outside of where you live if it's not affordable and if you don't want to be withing driving distance easily (recommended) is to make two lists:1. every town you have ever lived in or visited for more than a month2. every town your closest friends and family live (the ones you like)Then you take those two lists and see where they overlap with the data or lists you are using.

It’s not because self-management hasn't worked, but rather because I’m looking to free up my time to scale my portfolio further and focus on some other time-intensive projects.If you’re managing from a distance, the key is building a local network you trust—contractors, handymen, leasing agents.

And he lives right across the street from the project so spends NO money on commute ..

I am focusing more on long distance investing for the time being though.

Distance.

I looked around the comps within a half a mile distance.

This was our first long-distance flip, which was about 3 hours from our local market.

Less risk.I considered long distance investing but instead have chosen to buy a few rentals in Spokane the last few years, I dont regret it.