Start with David Greene's Long Distance Real Estate Investing, @David Comstock.

Both have their pros and cons, urban areas are great for cashflow however the quality of the property might not be as good and suburban areas are great for quality of tenants and perhaps quality of properties however overall they are more expensive which would reduce cashflow and your target audience is reduced.There are many other factor involved as well, such a your job distance, HOAs, Airbnb potential, etcEither way house hacking is a great strategy

You'll also make connections to hard money lenders over time who can help out.Some great places to start:David Greene's "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" bookIf BRRRR is something you're interested in as well, I also found his book on that subject great as well.If you've got a little bit of cash, Paula Pant's course "Your First Rental Property" is a great intro course that covers all the basics.With your background, you should have a huge leg-up on most of us when you begin the renovation process.Good luck!

Hi, I am doing a long distance fix and flip in a different state than the one I live in.

The same goes for the Cleveland Clinic (#1 employer in Ohio) The average Clevelander commutes 30 minutes to work one-way.

What’s the most efficient and safest way to collect rent long distance?

Hi @Chelsea Jean-Mary is there a specific area within the DMV that you want to live for commuting reasons?  

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.