The thought of being a long-distance landlord used to worry me; now, not having real estate before I'm 40 worries me more.

I don't know where you want to live or how far you can commute so I can't answer about your area.

Even when I was in LA, I was still a good 200 miles from my CA property (which is up by Sequoia) so I learned how to long-distance self-manage in a hurry!  

Also not an isolated incident, he was telling me that he went through 7 different companies before deciding to just manage it himself from a distance and just visiting Florida(from New York) here and there to check in.

Hi - I have two rentals and am taking the leap in buying a couple more that will be long-distance. 

Recently came across two articles in the local newspaper of one of my focus markets about 2 separate student housing portfolio sales...the first in 2018 of 70 houses which sold for 30M and another one this year of 45 houses sold for 21M...the houses in both sales are all 4-5 BR SFH walking distance to campus...and majority 100 years old or more.

Check out David Greene's book on long-distance investing.

My rent is reasonable, I commute for free, WFH 1-2 days/week, and live fairly frugally outside of my rent payment.Love your thoughts - as well as any feedback.Thanks,Jim Rohman

Purchase price: $237,000 Cash invested: $100,000 This property is located in a good school district, within walking distance to an elementary school and with lower taxes than the surrounding townships.

@Adrian Jenkins I started out investing long distance.