He does fly there about once a month, so there is some travel time involved.

I will be reading as much as I can on researching markets, finding teams in the areas I purchase, and finding financing; and I hope to learn from those of you on BP who have already traveled this rode!

I think a great place for you to start would be the "Ultimate Beginner's Guide," which can be found here.Best of luck as you travel along your path; be sure to keep us updated on your progress and let us know if you ever have any questions.

If you're looking in the 200-300K range you'll probably need to look at Vista, O'side or San Marcos unless you want to travel further out like Escondido or even Fallbrook.

I travel to Olympia, WA and am looking for good cash flow properties.

My job keeps me traveling so I don't really live anywhere.

Some of my clients are high level executives where their job keeps them traveling around the globe.

You'd have to travel there one in a while to check your investments.Also, if you try to do the refi how sure are you that the lenders will be able to use the $250K equity as your own skin in the game?

I travel a lot as well

I travel for work Monday-Friday so it's not a huge deal though.I'll probably be able to give you better advice in a few months after I've bought my 1st true rental property.