I know a lot of people won't agree, but I personally don't think long distance landlording isn't a good idea.

I have been looking into properties in both Las Vegas and Arizona due to the property prices and distance from where I reside.

It's funny to see a reply from after listening to your voice on my commutes for a few weeks lol.

One you probably need to buy something close by because trying to manage long distance without knowing more about real estate yet is going to be very difficult and too easy to get taken advantage of and just make poor decisions because you don't know better yet.Two FHA is for owner occupied, so in order to buy a home that way you'll have to be living in it.

I hate the commute.

radiusInpu...Then I'll use the Redfin "Map Nearby Homes" tool to start picking out possible homes.https://www.redfin.com/city/10940/CA/Long-Beach/fi...And then Zillow has a "price this home" tool where it picks out options and then you pick comps based on distance, condition, and some other elements that you don't necessarily want to leave to a computer:http://www.zillow.com/pricing/home_facts/?

Looking for SFH or Du/Tri/Fourplex in these areas with potential but not as saturated as in King County and for easy commute to Kent, WA.

Los Angeles county duplex, owner occupied, not rentcontrolled nor subsidized.Family of 4 (mother, her 2 working daughters, and mother's male friend) in the rental unit on a month-to-month who moved in just months ago under m2m written agreement, notified were moving out due to financial hardship thus their security deposit (1 month) covered Nov 15-Dec 14 (they were broke and I was abroad) but then they didnt move and instead paid the rent  for Dec 15 - Jan 14  on Dec 24 right before i left for the holidays and family crosscountry ( were $200 short).I am in the process of relocating (commuter job, and soon, home in/near the new town) as it is and need to sort things out  ASAP now that they are $200 past due, with no security deposit left, as well as are in breach as neighbors left and right have complained of suspected drug (meth) activity, trucks blocking the sidewalk all day and all night, as well as dog feces.

I made the move to the cities because I got tired of the commute.  

I work on the northern end of Camp Pendleton (off the Las Pulgas exit) and am looking for a commute of 30-45 min, 1 hour MAX and that is a huge consideration unless we find an absolute steal a bit further away.