She aligned with what our goals are when other agents were trying to convince us to buy in other parts of town and for price point well beyond where we wanted to be.

Different story if I had $0 capital reserves and saved $50/month for repairs for a house built in 1910. 

They focus on deals in the gentrifying areas of town, and target higher end tenant base they have built through professional networks. 

How far is too far from your town is too far to buy your first project?

Definitely check out your local rules and regulations, and if there aren’t any yet in your town regarding short term rentals, research whether or not there are any in the works as a lot of towns are adopting similar rules to my area.

@Paul C Mead @Slocomb Reed is a Realtor in Cincinnati with experience helping out of town investors with multifamily. 

I do not have enough equity yet built up in it to lake out a HELOC.

They were all built in the late 60’s and most haven’t been updated since then.  

They routinely apply current building codes to homes built in the 50's that will be required before a tenant can move in.  

Last thought, the house we bought was built in early 2000's however I didn't realize when I bought it that it only had head and no AC.