We did it a few years ago due to Job relocation from one city to another city 500 miles away.

I will be relocating to Houston, TX next month.I used the term "real estate entrepreneur" because i'm primarily interested in flipping properties.

Unless you have cash to put in a deal your cash flow will usually be tight in the first few years.An air conditioner on a roof can cost you 5K if it goes out on a commercial unit, if it is not fixed, you can lose your tenant, and since they are business folks, they may even know an attorney to get you to pay their relocation espenses, loss of business and other damages.Next, if you can tell me why the property is "distressed" you might be able to cure the problems.

We do want to be able to buy another home as soon as we relocate as well I have been looking at home swapping.

Have you considered relocating?

I am thinking of temporarily relocating to a place where there is good demand for cash and where I can get started quickly.I would appreciate it if the exerienced guys on BP can give me some idea about which cities might be easiest to get started in right now.

We just relocated the Off-Topic forums to the bottom of the forum page, right above the Marketplace section.For those of you who were wondering why, we felt that those areas should have less of a prominent position on the forum.Thanks for the understanding.

I might be relocating in the next year and would like to buy a property that I can rent one side and live in the other.

We will be relocating to Ohio from Florida and are interested in renting our home in Florida.

I too will be relocating to Pittsburgh soon.