But I’m definitely open to anything that’s within 2 hours of travel distance to the city, anything to get that cash flow!

Heck, my own brother and sister do.

(I'll reinforce that point, that under the new law, you would have to live there for the second place to be considered legal as an STR.)One other option to not deal with the Airbnb law, is to rent out both as furnished 3-6 month rentals for traveling nurses.

We vacated three units in mid city last year, and I just did a cash for keys for my sisters newly acquired duplex in San Pedro. 

Go out of my comfort area time/travel wise.

I'm looking to build my build and hold portfolio and both of these places are on my list to travel to and check out first hand.

You don't have to "go big or go home" with out of state investing but you'd better be sure it's makes fiscal sense once you factor in PM costs, travel costs, etc.

I'm new to Bigger Pockets, too, and I travel to Oxford for the annual William Faulkner conference, and love Oxford!  

I get to travel to our nation's biggest and best cities.

@Steve Moody  well it took 4 plus months.. but like I said the electrician baled to Alaska and we had a very busy travel schedule this summer.. so if we were right on top of it could have been done in 45 days or so.but with bank money a few months does not kill us on holding costs.. so that's good.I would like to think they can all be this good but with how competitive the PDX market is this is about as good as it gets off of the MLS in my mind..