As an example, I'm travelling to a Portland, OR from SF, CA and will only have a couple of days to look at properties.

"Travel as far as you can see, and when you get there, you'll see a little further."

It's a1978 townhouse.I have two other properties on James Island insured with Travelers for higher premiums and they're way way less.

The problem I see is that many buildings now being sold here in southern California (I live in south Orange County and travel all over the region and state for work) have already had the equity maximized, so it seems more like a bubble.

Our biggest challenge is starting with very minimal funds as we're both in our mid twenties and have spent most of our savings the last year travelling around Europe!

My cash-flow kicker comes from the garage that I insisted on having so that I could travel, get a 6 moth tenant, and put all of my belongings there while I was away.

anyone travel this road before?

Some popular areas won't advertise online because they don't have to - enough traffic to get it rented by people traveling past the house.

I spent the last 7 years overseas traveling from Germany to Korea to Japan and ending up in Oklahoma.

Last year I quit my job and took some time to travel and pursue a passion of mine, scuba diving, in Fiji and Indonesia.