Basically, was at time constraint capacity during the previous year so adding a bunch in one year was a trigger point for me.

With this in mind, let’s wash our hands, put on our facemasks, social distance, and get in the weeds…Employment Data.

Some of the cheaper properties I've seen seem to return about what I'm looking for, but I'm worried about being unable to manage a property a C class property from a distance.

Besides, how else were you going to find people to help you manage your long distance investments? 

Real estate investing specific books I would recommend include "the book on real estate investing" and "investing with no (or low) money down" by Brandon Turner and "long distance investing" by David Greene and any other book on the BP bookstore.If you haven't read "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki I would highly recommend it.In the book he talks about not taking a job for money but for the skills you will learn.Robert says "your mind is your greatest asset" Read, read BP forums, attend webinars, watch youtube videos and listen to podcasts about real estate and you will learn a lot!

There are not a lot of in person meetups now, though the Mogul Realty Group just had a socially distanced meetup last week.

I agree it's vital to have a reliable Property Manager while doing long distance investing. 

Have followed along at a distance for a while and just pulled the trigger on pro today made the decision to move full steam ahead with this side hustle. 

The core 4 is David Greene’s strategy for long-distance and made up of a realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender.

I was a long distance landlord.