I feel like this is the best option available right now.  

I feel that despite the depreciating value, there is still a decent amount of money that can be earned as a MTR throughout the duration of the lease.

Before i dive straight in, i am planning to do a trip to the US to feel out some of the cities and hopefully meet with some property managers to get their advice on areas.As i said above, i am very new but have been trying to soak up as much information daily as i can manage, and from what i have learnt, my plan would not be all that dissimilar to investing out of state.I was wondering if anyone has done something similar, and if so would be able to share any major unforseen hurdles that they weren't prepared for?

If you're in CA or AZ, feel free to reach out. 

Probably a silly question, but I feel like duplexes or more are a little more complicated when it comes to insurance, which is something I never thought about PRE buying the house!!!

The worst feeling is investing in a property only to end up losing money and your peace. 

I’ve definitely been stuck in analysis paralysis, now I feel I really need to make up my mind and target purchasing my first OOS property in the next few months.

I feel like it's treating it as an active loss.Hope I make sense here.

Feel free to PM me, I'm happy to pass on friendly tips!

I feel like they'll be there for me as I continue and I'm already looking at other opportunities with them.