Any time they send out a handyman, expect a decent size trip charge. 

Funny enough, I am looking out of state as well (taking  trip to Cleveland in October and I think we'll be doing deals there soon), BUT yes, I already invest here for appreciation, and am very happy with the areas I'm involved with and deals we've done so far.

We are planning a trip to CA. in December, but would like to have as much as we can planned out before then.  

#1 would be my priority, due to the potential liability of someone tripping/falling and hurting themselves on a hazard you clearly knew existed (and knew you had a duty to repair). 

The way I see it, the cons of option B is remote management, but since I travel to Rhode Island and Columbus, Ohio quite often- its not going to be a special trip to search/oversee these investments.  

I took a trip there deduced it was in deed the place to be and starting buying lots..I bought my first lots for 20k and 40k respectively..

I'd guess a weekend trip would be less than $500 and well worth your time and money just for the educational/experience aspect alone.

I'm not located in Florida but I'm planning on a trip sometime next month to check out some listings.

To all my Chicago members…I’m making a quick trip to Chicago to check out the area for a future multi-family investment.

1 block away from my current rental that I was working on I noticed on open house house on one of my many trips to home depot for material.My wife represented us on the purchase and negotiated $100k credit due to foundation issues.