I’m in CA and bought it sight unseen.

I have read that the best and most cost effective way to purchase games is to visit local arcades and barcades and ask they have any games that are not in use but in good working condition that they can sell you.

We NEVER pick up rent from a tenant and do not need an excuse to visit the property.

You don’t get CA level appreciation in Kansas City.Some areas are high crime so need make sure you understand the neighborhood you are investing in, like any city all locations are not equal.Very car centric city, mass transit is not widely used, people don’t walk, they drive outside of a few very walkable locations in heart of the city. 

This is my out of state investing and I am in California.

It is a very well established market with solid, steady revenue, and it is beautiful to visit.

Role-playing.     . you paid $300k 10 years ago, it’s worth $660k, (so when you sell you net $600k to make math easy.)and your cpa determined that you owned zero land, so it’s all depreciatable. you owe 15% on the $300k gain plus 25% tax on $109k depreciation recapture, so you owe $70k in federal taxes, then California reaches out for another $30k?  

I will share more information about some of the properties I'm looking at when I visit in January/February.

Hugely popular area.Our cabin is doing good, hopefully the calendar will fill in more throughout the year.Although lots of people visit the area there is a lot of competition. 

My property is in San Jose, CA and would be worth about $1M and the above insurance is at the same level as my homeowners and costs a little more (about 7% more).