Again, there's a strong IRS bias against purchasing from Related parties. 

Second question - How do I overcome the Mainer's bias against people "from away"? 

Age aside, personally I find that the airbnb app and platform are way more functional and user-friendly on my android and iPad, and now our new iMac but I know I'm biased against VRBO, for some reason I can't put my finger on. 

You might get a biased answer on Bigger Pockets since we are all real estate nerds :) But if I had $100,000 set aside ready to invest in something for a profit, I would only be looking at investing in something I know very well.

A local agent can be great for rental rates, but the agent you are buying from is biased to sell you something.

I'm admittedly biased, but Colorado Springs is an excellent market for real estate investing.

NetWorth Realty fees would have been 1% to list the house and 1% when the sale closes, but I decided to pay 3% if she sells the house and 0% if I end up keeping the house in case of heavy bias toward buyer’s market.

You’ll see lots of CPAs on this thread say that the price you said is cheap or whatever but they’re obviously biased.

I may be a little biased though...

I might be kind of naively biased on this because I volunteer in prisons regularly, mostly with men, and I've worked with a ton of criminals, including those of sex crimes.