Originally, I liked it for its BRRRR'nb potential (where you buy, rehab, and rent the property as a short-term rental) because it was in a good location, with a bay view and close driving distance to the beach.

I read the Long distance Real estate investing and binge listened close to 200 podcasts in space of 6 months.

I would focus on your local market first, or within driving distance just in case you’ve got to do some maintenance yourself.

They do ALL the rehab on their dime & then will eventually get financing, if the property & their financial situation passes/meets conv. financing constraints, or based on their several years of payments we convert the financing to notes @ 12-13%.

I stumbled across this post, but now I have to know which planes can land at Gulf Shores for me to selfishly take a family vacation with my family from Dallas, because driving that distance is a beating.

Long distance flip or BRRR could be hard until you build a team in that area you trust. 

Or long distance RE investing as well. 

Baltimore (the nice parts) might be one submarket to consider and if you want to do long distance there is a lot of talk about OH markets right now.For me, I'm a little bit "move to where the opportunity is" kind of guy so I just moved my family from the DMV to Texas.

I have been looking hard at Lake Elsinore, Oceanside, Escondido, and Vista, closest to my budget and quite a drive but the distance is worth the sacrifice, just more concerned on the area and if it can eventually cash flow renting rooms or the whole property.I have 110K for a comfortable down payment, but want to limit risks as this would be my first property and I still need somewhere to live.

Basically I think the agent kept me at a distance.