If the seller isn't too tech savvy then you can overnight them the contract via FedEx and include what they would need to overnight it back.

I am planing to live here for 1-2 years then rent it out. rinse and repeat. 

But when I fly my plane into BC I never even get checked.. just call a number write a little number on a piece of paper and stick it on the planes glare shield.. so anyone can get into Canada pretty easy via light aircraft.. now going the other way that's a different story... count yourself lucky if you get to live and play in the Oakanagon

I'm actually sitting on the plane as in Phoenix as I type this waiting to de-board.

No needing to get on a plane to go visit the property.

It's 9am and I have to catch a plane to Las Vegas at 12 but instead I'm battling surface streets to get to downtown LA this morning to the IRS office.  

the ideas i think of, given sacs market, have been posted : buy & refinance later, buy & sell, wholesale/dbl close now, or just plane take a good/great deal as it comes.

I'll buy the coffee if you buy the plane tickets!

Specialized skill in solving unique problems will set you apart from the run of the mill investment strategies and formulas.This a people business and a problem solving business, not a "real estate supermarket" where you merely pluck properties of the shelf looking for the lowest prices, highest yields, and comparison shop like going to Walmart or Costco.My personal preference after 20+ years of investing is that I would much rather drive a 2-3 hr radius digging deep for opportunity than hopping on a plane for 3 hrs one way, spending a week in a hotel and buying off the shelf.  

If they are too high, what should I be expecting then with the amount of cash we are planing to invest?