If so, visit the property and see of the heat is on.

I live in the US full-time and visit a couple times a year. 

Hi @John I'm based in Southern California, but I have started my out of state real estate journey in Indianapolis.

One of the bigger ones we did was Called Rainbow Knolls in Lakeport CA.

the market is much more unforgiving than it used to be - i know those price points in Ohio and Alabama look appealing to someone in California, but they come with their own challenges.see these threads and see what you think.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1215726-break...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...

A  visit to the area, boots on the ground of a similar mindset, , property manager, realtor, contractors.

I have experienced some of these very circumstances, and in California.

Finding handymen is NEVER easy:( Often, you have to use trial & error method and weed through several before finding one that is acceptably (never pefect) reliable, quality, will fix warranty issues and has decent prices.Try visiting a Home Depot 6-8am on a Saturday.

I'm not familiar with California but I know living in Florida, the closer you are to the ocean the more expensive it is to live.

Hi BiggerPockets community,We are a married couple based in the California Bay Area, both working as software engineers with a combined income of close to a Million USD.