We're both non-smokers (a property that hasn't been smoked in would be outstanding) who seek a 3+ bedroom (possibly 2 bedroom if there were a separate office), 1.5+ bathroom house with a fenced yard, garage (2+ car preferred) in a very safe & secure neighborhood (I will travel some for work). 

If you are ever traveling through Dallas, I go through this in my 3 day training in detail.  

Because I want to travel more.

I know I would like to try and start investing in the Las Vegas area as it is the one place I travel to somewhat regularly (about once a year). 

Every area has them, and sometimes you can get smoking deals.

I want time to spend with family, time to be there for foster children, time to travel, reduced concerns about how to pay for living.In this post I will have to gloss over how I arrived at the stage of wanting to invest in real estate.

It is time for me to travel out there and start building a team of people that I can work with to begin building my investment portfolio.

Also get a credit card that has travel points and charge everything to it so that you can use them towards visiting property if you have to.  

I am not afraid to travel. 

Ease of travel was my final criteria as I figured I would need to go check up on my places from time to time.I did a lot of recon using Bigger Pockets and that led me to some turnkey companies in many of these locations.