Worst case i would be commuting to work from 2 hours away, or inconveniencing my friends to live with them in their apartment for a couple of months to get my living arrangements straightened out.Please let me know if you'd like me to explain something better!

As the previous poster noted, there are fixed costs that need to be paid even if the schools are completely shut down.In my area, many K-12 schools are going digital (distance learning) for the fall. 

My husband and I have purchased two personal homes over the years, and even been long distance landlords due to a move, which has taken the edge off diving into buying a home. 

Would it make your commutes easy?  

I would be managing the deal, along with the property, and the partner would be a long-distance investor.

Hey folks- thinking about doing my first distance investment, and am thinking of seeing the property in person (weekend) but closing on a weekday, and closing remotely from where I live, about 2 hours away.Here are my questions:1.

Thanks @Matthew Forrest I've got a pretty low budget for this area, plus I work in Brentwood so I don't want to have a crazy commute, so I'm probably looking in Inglewood/South LA area for now. 

Otherwise is you still want small multifamily I would look at markets outside of your immediate city or state, and look up David Greenes book on Long distance Real Estate investing.

Since this is long distance investment and I don't go there often, I am looking for a property that has very low maintenance.

I haven’t taken the leap on long distance investing yet.