correction instead of investing out of state its "Long-Distance real estate investing"

What distance are we looking for here?

Hi everyone,My my name is Scott and I am a first time / long distance investor from West Palm Beach, FL.I am interested in investing in SFH in the Phenix, AL and Columbus, GA area and would like to grow a portfolio in the area over the next few years.It would be great to connect with investors, contractors, property managers, lenders, realtors, and attorneys operating in this area.

I know here recently, due to social distancing and stay at home orders, that STRs have taken a major hit.

I just purchased the books: Long Distance RE Investing (Greene) and Managing Rental Properties (Turner). 

Purchase price: $460,000 Cash invested: $23,000 Duplex in Bridgewater, MA (Short distance to BSU and commuter rail).Unit 1 - 3 Bed 1 Bath (Rent - $2,100)Unit 2 - 2 Bed 1 Bath (Living in unit and renting out extra bedroom for $650) - (Market rent for unit post House Hack - $1600 - 1750) What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I was wondering investors like yourself were using for long distance payments?

So instead I focused on getting the cabins ready from a distance (I had planned on going out for closing, but couldn't travel because of lockdowns).

You've come to the right place for advice on investing.For investing from afar, I'd recommend picking up David Greene's book "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" and this blog post.

First-time poster here, very new member of BP.I'm a renter who is not looking to buy my own place -- unless I can house hack w/in a couple miles of downtown.Because I believe the chances of finding my ideal house hack to be pretty slim, I'm thinking about buying a SFH or MFH somewhere within a one-hour driving distance from Pittsburgh.