Activities vary greatly.Climate: Most areas you mentioned are very different if they are any distance from each other.

What do people think of newbies buying their first deal from a considerable distance?

Monticello works well because I do have those real estate connections but the distance and time frame I have to work with before leaving to Hawaii worries me.

That leads me to why I use a PM, Distance & Time.

https://boisedev.com/news/2019/06/20/new-project-on-the-way-to-mccall-could-add-retail-and-more-before-you-leave-town/Idaho unemployment numbers are out and continues (for the 18th month) to be sub-3% statewide. https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-unemployment-rate-remains-under/article_8dbd1c4a-c8ea-5338-9a67-25ee4020d9f7.htmlCaldwell and Nampa will “move closer” to Boise – ITD plans to widen I-84 which should significantly reduce commute times.

@Aqeelah M. you should definitely read @David Greene’s book about investing in real estate long distance.

Anyone do a long distance rental with their first investment?

Even if they don't immediately look useful by the title, these books all have excellent info in them. https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/real-estate-note-investing-ultimatehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/store/finding-and-funding-great-deals-ultimatehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/store/long-distance-real-estate-investing-ultimatehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/store/raising-private-capital-ultimateOn top of that.

We also want to move closer to work as my wife and I have 90/45 minute commutes both ways.

I’m still in the education phase and working my way through @David Greene’s book Long Distance Real Estate Investing (great book by the way)!