There are a lot of members here who have a lot of success investing from a distance but they have REALLY good systems in place.

Tourists are now drawn to domestic destinations, particularly if they are a driving distance and avoid any being exposed to large crowds since a large part of the travelling fear is when it comes to commuting to your destination.

Investing over seas is the same as it is investing long distance.

Many are currently held on Zoom since we are social distancing still.  

We could buy 4 - 5 houses under this model.But I'm wondering if it makes more sense to sink some cash instead into a well reputed syndication, aiming for a 3-4 year exit, and derive the same tax benefits & appreciation without being a long distance landlord.We ultimately want to be able to move back, at least to the US, to do some more deals actively, but my husband won't be able to be sponsored into a new job, as that is very rare, so will get his green card while there, ie, can't really count on a job until after we get there, but to be honest, we'd rather have set up some deals so we could just have a model where we can not have to worry about him getting a job at all, and working for ourselves in real estate investment.And in the meantime, we are also considering moving ultimately to Brisbane, but we can't build that sort of portfolio up there like we can in the US, plus I'm not familiar with the market/taxes/ways to do deals there like I am in the US. 

I live in Sacramento CA so this would be a long distance.

Also don't overlook the infrastructure and overall living conditions of each city, commute is very important in real estate.

It's a great location for my wife's commute to work; not so much for a Manhattan commute, but that is not as important (=a want, not a need).

It's highly unlikely that it will lose value long term.....walking distance to so much.

Some people feel comfortable with managing from a distance, but most people choose property management.