Michael Swan and I have talked on the phone and he has provided me with as much wisdom/knowledge as one can via phone in different time zones.

If you go to other markets, you're looking at over a full day of travel plus time zones...makes it quit the commitment to go there.

I used to have VA issues with the Indian companies but the VAs in the Phillipines I have used don't even have an accent and because they work different hours because of time zones when it's really quiet they rarely get interrupted like "dog barking, kids sick or need to be dropped off in AM and in afternoon."

Central America locations are great because of similar time zone to US vs other overseas locations, and can be more affordable than common US vacation locations.If you can find 2 locations with opposite high/low seasons, you can move from one to the other along with the seasons!

Only time zone I haven't lived is Mountain so that is where I'd end up. 

I think if you are several time zones away, you have never lived there, and don't know the neighborhoods, most definitely. 

If I can manage my rentals on the other side of the world, with crappy internet, in a backward timezone, then you can manage your rentals on the opposite coast. 

If not I would look for a market where the strategy you want to use is more likely to work, and even if out of state investing its likely easier to stay on the west coast (same time zones, easier to travel there if needed, etc).

Therefore I'm going to tailor towards US time zone.

There are a handful on here, @Brandon Hall works remotely but is based out of D.C so you'd have the timezone on your side.