I am now reading David Greene's Long Distance Investing book. 

Did you read @David Greene book Long Distance Investing.

Other than that get your speed and distance right, you'll be g2g.

However, most of them are either in very rough areas or out of my commute radius being that I would live in it for at least one year.

As a Graphic designer and product analyst in Silicon Valley I have become burned out from commuting, and going to meetings about more  upcoming meetings.

BP offers good resources on a book i like for out of state investing https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/long-distance-real-estate-investing-ultimate Read books like these and follow actionable steps.Next i'd start exploring strong markets with good economic indicators.

Meanwhile, family live in the immediate area, so, this person could theoretically live for free with them, and, have a very easy, bike-able commute.

Commuting distance to Orange County, and potentially LA and San Diego. 5.

@Michael Wilson you can do an OO every 12 mo as long as property is within reasonable commute form work (if you are W2) and it looks like an OO.

Dear people ,I am new to this forum and would like to introduce myself.I am Max from the Netherlands and have been investing in rental properties for the last 6 years in the Netherlands.Currently i hold 10 properties in the Netherlands.Right now I am planning to start investing in the USA for multiple reasons.One of them is that my fiancé is an American :) ;)I am still figuring out to work w a turnkey company or do the purchase part myself and work with a property manager.Are there any foreign investors here that have experience with getting an US bank account to their LLC while being on a distance ?