At the end of the day this is a financial decision so if your reasoning not to invest out of state is a financial one then don't do it.

if you can tell the future with 100% accuracy sure it would be an easy decision. and yes, for some buying down a 1-3 points can absolutely make sense.  

That may be true, but don't make those decisions before sitting down with her as a family and showing her all of the properties, what they make, what their liabilities are, what their values are, and where they are.

The BRRRR method and mid-term rentals are solid strategies, and you’ll find plenty of insights here to help guide your decisions.

Even inland away from the coast - there's the risk of wind and/or flooding from crazy rain - I could see people rethinking their decision to move to florida. 

Hi,I'm about to close on a property in Seattle area. The property is 3B1B and I plan to add an extra bathroom it 3B2B. However the layout is not very straightforward (like below). I should add that there's stairs to t...

They would never look at 99% of the 154 units that are listed on Zillow at any given time.I used this exercise to show how opportunities fall through the cracks & most investors make investment decisions based on bad or irrelevant data.

Here's two episodes I might start with on your STR/MTR decision journeyBuying in Overlooked Short-Term Rental Markets https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-948The Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Medium-Term Rental Empire https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-780If you like those two episodes, please feel free to reach out to me for more, there's a good amount of STR/MTR BiggerPockets podcasts and content.

NONE of these "ands" is a guarantee so it mathematically is incorrect to call it a numbers game.it is NOT a numbers game.The harsh reality of the matter is you need to think, and stop accepting opinions from others just because you want them to be true.

With the current market been short on single family homes in our area we have made a strategic decision to pivot back to flipping a few properties.