@Tom Cafarella That's a great point about distance to work, I'm trying to stay within an hour to work in Lexington.

We can not do that in Ontario.Anyway best advice is learn the codes they are your business bible.Ditto on the "keeping your distance" advice.

The biggest challenge was working with contractors long distance via before and after pictures.

Fusing my goals, financials, time constraints, aptitudes, and overall happiness, I decided to obtain my RE license in Arizona.

@Matthew Morgan General rule of thumb...never sell a rental property...unless it makes more sense to cash out then to continue to gain the benefits of rental real estate...The only complication I see on your end is the distance...but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

These are all rock throwing distance from your friend's houses.Grand Oaks - 25 DOM, $251/sq ftBarrywood - 10 DOM, $254/sq ftMeadow Oaks - 2 DOM, $241/sq ftAll of these went contingent in the summer, the latest one being in September.

I never do anything with anyone from a distance without confirming important decisions from a face to face Meeting.

long distance purchase? 

The sooner you distance yourself the better, and if your name is not on the papers it will be pretty difficult to pin anything that may or may not crop up in the future. 

Now I am left to manage the property myself from a distance until I find the right management company to replace her.