Of course outside they are exposed to the elements.

The outside has completely no siding on it and some of the wood looks damaged so it would need to be fixed.

The secondary markets outside of Brisbane (in Queensland state) and Victoria state are probably the most promising from what I have learned.  

Having said that, there are opportunities to be had. don't give up. ps. invest locally. if you're not careful, investing outside of your area will be a painful experience. just my 2 cents

He explained that his client, who is the girlfriend of my tenant's friend's son fell on my property while coming down the outside porch stairs and hurt herself.

It is located in Pasadena, right outside of Houston.

What Are the Pros and Cons of Investing Outside Your Area, and Should Newbies Even Consider This Strategy?

Well this is called “reinforcing”I use analogy of a rope and TUG OF WAR and there is a line to be pulled over.The sellers on one side and you’re on the other, and most negotiations it’s tug of war.Well I don’t want to be a tug-of-war.I want them to pull me on their side, I don’t want to pull them to my sideThis “reinforcing” helps them pull me to their side.There’s another reason for this,this a nontraditional outside the box kind of solution,and I want to prepare them the sellers to be talking to their friends about what they’re doing with their house.They get to answer this question “how you sell your house, how much did you get for it?”

They are conservative in LTV but will to go outside of the box. 2 of the SWFL REIA members have a large number of investor loans with them

However, outside of student housing, I can't find a decent deal at an 8% cap to save my life!!!