Plus, the plane rides were pretty long.

Even with the good wholesalers, deals in Dallas are so hard to come by no one is going to hold a property, until you can get on a plane and fly down, so you're still going to have to find a ground partner.  

It wouldn't make sense in my situation (or yours) to hop on a plane to "confirm" that broken garbage disposal.  

Since I will be considered as an overseas investor, my entry point shall be low in blue areas but looking for growing population as well as high rental demand.I would really like some advice, help, opportunities and strategies that anybody can throw me since I don't know any realtors or lawyers, not to mention that I have not lived in any of those areas, but I am more than happy to take a plane and visit those places when I have a clearer idea of investment plans.Thank you, I will really appreciate it.

But in general even for such circumstances I would still keep the deposit and offer some sort of other gift (plane tickets, help paying for something) that is from you personally, not from your rental business.

We are planing on doing 50 homes in the next 3 years in groups of 9.Where is the best place to start learning the A-Z of development, everything, like a checklist and or courses to look into that wont break the bank if possible.

I'm embarrassed to admit I actually hopped on a plane from San Francisco after work one night last month gleeful at the chance to buy a turnkey for 40k that was worth 50-55k (what Clayton talked to me about as the usual scenario)!

Investing out of state (not a nearby state) where a plane ride is needed to visit your investment is not advisable in my opinion. 

When the planes start flying, our numbers here will surely beat most other markets.

I am just worried about what happens if issues arrive and I am a 4 hour plane ride away?