Hesitant in out of state due to the obvious distance of the property -- but can make better use of funds with possibility of purchasing multiple properties vs only one in local area.

I made the decision that I’d rather chase cash flow in the midwest than appreciation on the West coast, so I jumped into long distance investing.

(I currently own two homes that I rent) I finally found a home that seems to tick all of my boxes #1 home size (2,240 sqft main home 1,100 sqft back home) #2 Lot Size (1 acre total with 0.35 acres of it for back home) #3 Commute #4 School Districts #5 Already established rental income.

If you could afford a $400k property in Boston... would you stick to a studio apartment in a good area of Boston or go to some of the cheaper areas where there are longer commutes and more of a reputation for crime?

Read David Greene’s “Long Distance Real Estate Investing” for helpful strategies.

These are all secondary cities outside of Boston with commuter rail stops into the city. 

Long distance management is hard. 

We are planning to go into our first property (multi-family) in the southern New Hampshire market to begin house hacking and expand from there, maybe do some long distance investing once we acquire a bit more experience.

This would definitely be long distance investing, so I guess I should read the long distance real estate investing book by mister Greene.

It’s right at 100 units.It’s helps to find Tertiary markets within 30 minutes driving distance from larger markets of 100k+Someone mentioned that you will have to get financing via a local bank or credit union.