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Where's the living room?

At minimum, stage the living room and primary bedroom to give it some warmth.That said, have you thought about cutting bait and putting your money into a market where the numbers actually work?

I post my rental listings on FurnishedFinder and Facebook (there's a couple DU living fb groups) and have had a good experience with hardly any vacancies. 

I live in Glastonbury and many of my clients are buying and selling in East Hartford and the surrounding areas.

@Kerry Noble Jr  I used to live in Indianapolis before moving to Georgia. 

Super cool apartment style living, but all one story. 

Having a long-term rental while living abroad is do-able.Flipping houses while abroad, in my opinion, more difficult, especially if its your first go around with real estate.I would recommend taking a flight and staying in the area for a week and inspect the neighborhoods and make connections.You can reach out to @Elenis Camargo who has a PM company in Jacksonville.Best of luck though.

You want to focus on areas where you have a competitive advantage (you have lived there or you have family and friends there) and then compare those areas against widespread list of great areas to invest.Good luck!

,I have sold and been managing properties that are near the MIA and haven't had any complaints from residents who are living in them.