In fact, why am I paying $50,000 plus medical and retirement benefits for Joe when I can hire a virtual assistant from Mexico or the Philippines for 1/3 the cost that is just as qualified and speaks excellent English? 

We are originally from Colorado and love it there as well, my wife is a travel nurse so we get to move to cool places a lot for short stints of time and I work from home and own my own marketing/advertising/design company.Goals: My goal with investing is to practice the brrrr strategy as well as fix and flip.

Demand for properties in alternative locations may dry up very quickly, leaving you with an unwanted asset that you may find challenging to sell if the market turns sour.Factor in as well that unless you travel often, you will have to rely on trusted local partners such us property managers, lawyers, etc.

Other than that, usually insurance checks are used for asset replacement, medical expenses, "pain and suffering", etc.I'll also add that, if the proceeds are not reinvested quick enough, then the insurance payout may be viewed as capital gains, in which case you would need to pay taxes.Hope this helps!

I work at a medical device company in the area.

This process has really re-ignited my passion for reading for pleasure, not just medical texts or research journal articles.I do want to take just a moment to say thanks to all of the contributors to this website.

@Jackie Comitino From another forum post I wrote about the same topic, but this is not for OOS investing unless you are traveling there: I think the easiest way to find the next up and coming market is to find the hottest market in your area first.

Also anything that can keep travelers in the airport area and not venture off into the city.

I traveled there for a talk and it was very well done!

So to that end, who knows if it will be better or worse.I don't believe that legislation can help anyone that's already traveling down that dead end raod.