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., you have relatives who live there), then since you're going to do Long Distance investing, my thought would be, why not pick a place where there's some kind of trend happening in favor of that area.

Talk to experts, experts in related fields, sales agents and you’d be surprised what kind of information you’d run into.

I plan to attend a conference (business related) that is 2800 miles round trip.

Female C is a blood cousin only to Female A and not related to Female B at all.  

I live in an area where "good areas" are not abundant, and these areas are relatively small (Huntington, WV).

My strategy worked overall because my car is paid off and my business has been up and running, and my loans are still relatively low (14k.)

Non-substitutable is similar to rarity, but it also means that what your posting is relatively impossible to be replaced by something new.

Anything from painting, construction, flooring, demolition, helping set up an open house, anything RE related, etc that you can do/learn is another step toward a successful future.  

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.