Then mail to those areas.You may be able to make arrangements with contractors in distant areas to give you a quote for the rehab costs on potential deals so that you can present that to the cash buyers (so that you would have a close estimate).

The service provided by a team like New Western is quite extensive when you look at the amount of work that is put into providing "ready to go" deals that require a simple yes or no, rather than multiple offers or bidding blindly with a distant listing agent...."

. ;-)@Robin Lewis In paradise my PM would also be totally awesome in checking, analyzing and telling me what improvements I could/should do (I'm somewhat of a distant owner), organize the contractors and material, overlook everything, kick some butts here and there, provide progress reports and ultimately pay everyone involved and then invoice me accordingly.

You should of course check your local laws but - since lease will expire at some not too distant point in the future anyway - I would draft a simple paper that states that all parties involved (inlcuding PM!)

Just bought my first house and looking forward to purchasing an investment property in the not so distant future.

Most if not all serious investors have teams built tending properties in distant locations.

On a side note for further discuss, might this apply to rental agreements too in some distant manner?

To my understanding, the house would go through probate should something happen to me so I thought adding him would be beneficial in that hopefully distant scenario.

Occupancy by the spouse may also satisfy the requirement if the veteran cannot personally occupy the dwelling within a reasonable time due to distant employment other than military service.

I will look at those distant locations.