Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

If you plan to buy in your hometown, buy a 2-4 unit, and live in one of the units.

I have been consuming as much education/reading regarding out of state investing as I can as well as literature regarding buying larger buildings (not quite the syndication level) although I have been reading that material as well to digest.

I personally think you can successfully market both your property management (PM) and buy/sell real estate services under one brand if you position them correctly.

What kind of property did you buy?

And there are no counties that ban out of state investors buying investment properties.  

I’m looking into buying a rental(s) in this area.

We were there looking for another property that we could buy together on the beach that we could rent out as a short-term vacation rental.We we're living it up and having a fantastic time zip lining, eating delicious food, and seeing the monkeys in the wild.it seems like from the moment I returned from that trip in August 2022 the real estate market completely changed.

Are you agent yourself and what makes you say that you'll avoid buying a home under 1000 sqaure feet again? 

@Kyle LipkoRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?