A few things to think about if you do decide to invest out of state:How involved in the process do you want to be?

The pictures didn't do the work justice, so in an attempt to better capture the renovation process we've decided to give video a whirl. 

I heard from a person in San Antonio that had 25 rent homes and almost went broke because of turnover expenses and then he decided to loan to good people was the best way to go and now he is a millionaire by doing lease options with a higher non-refundable down payment, the spread between the rental amount and the debt amount, and the option that is not usually taken but if the do the option you can make money on their purchase. 

I've been interested in real estate investing for about 5 years or so and have finally decided to jump in and be aggressive.

I've been a member of Bigger Pockets for not quite two weeks now and decided that I just need to break the seal on the forum.

When I left CA, I rented my house out and subsequently rented a place in Denver while I figured out the lay of the land & decided where I'd like to buy.

I don't mind leaving, but I need the funds since that's one of the main reasons why my family decided to live in rent control housing for protection. 

Decide the zips you want to invest in.2.

Get it in writing whatever you decide.

At the end we decided not to buy in that area.