There are two ways to go about marketing/advertising your business...You can go a mile wide and an inch deep, which would be marketing large scale such as blanketing an entire neighborhood with direct mail, door hangers, etc.

I think geographical diversification with just one or two properties in each location adds more risk than the benefit of diversification because of the overhead of establishing relationships and knowledge.I'm a lender and heavy value add investor, focused on the midwest and south east.

Brick-and-mortar store and restaurant locations are proving to be a key component of last mile delivery, indicating a future where e-commerce compliments but does not close physical retail.Finally, a note on human nature.

Hi, I’ve just completed a flip in Summerville, 19 miles north of the Charleston airport. 

just to get extra benefits like airline miles or cashback.

There have been various lawsuits and issues with turnkey providers that operate hundreds or thousands of miles from their investors that never see there properties and think there are city maintenance and safety citations mailed to them. 

I am a soon to be first time homebuyer plus I am moving 1,700 miles away from Syracuse, NY to somewhere in Colorado.

If finding good properties proves challenging, do you see there being many challenges to find a trustworthy, highly skilled team in Ohio and keep them motivated when you live 2,000 miles away in Phoenix?

As for location and price of this future deal, I am flexible based on the merits of the deal, although preferably I would want this deal to be within a 50 mile radius of Enterprise, AL and under $1million listing price.Here is a question to kick off this discussion: What are the advantages and disadvantages you have encountered of investing in real estate while also serving active duty? 

The location of the property is within a mile of the primary highway system that feeds into four military bases located on the island.