Plus I'm emotionally attached to what I want in the long term (potentially having property near me for family) and that is limiting my ability to just crunch numbers and invest where the deals make sense financially.Long term goal would still be a property near me for my family but if OOS investing allows that to happen in the end then it really doesn't matter if I invest locally now or not.Elliott nailed it...and you missed his point completely. 

In my mind, "fastened" implies some type of screw or nail.

Lenders know when investor property has a problem if they are not living there statistically it is easier to walk away from a mortgage default as it's not where you sleep at night.Typically if you live there then will usually fight tooth and nail to save it and make the payments  up etc.Owner finance depending on the state can be tough because of the foreclosure or take back process.

Nail down your specific niche and criteria so, when the opportunity presents itself, you're ready to pull the trigger.

I’m painting bedroom doors on a property, rookie DIY, and after painting, the paint is peeling with the slightest brushing of a tool or finger nail.

Nailed it, Bruce.On one hand, I wish there was a great 1 stop shop for easy and highly accurate estimates for revenue, occupancy rates, etc.

Charley and Wilma nailed it in 2004 and 2005 respectively.

@Taylor CartledgeNed hit the nail on the head.

@Jorge Ruiz congrats on nailing down a market. 

Are they just checking for habitable code requirements or are they nailing you for water service upgrades, meter separation, and not having permits on the work?