,I just found BP in the last 6 months and began listening to podcasts while "commuting" 6 hours each way from Atlanta to Raleigh-Durham. 

I plan to start there, and eventually do some distance projects in Dallas TX, another area I have spent quite a bit of time.A question for those who have been in this business for a while.

I was thinking about putting a new step on top of the existing one but that would make the distance for each step uneven which I believe is a no-no.

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.