Managing an out of state property is a definite option for me, however it is very difficult to travel to different parts of the country just to look at possible investments.  

But that means traveling if you're out of state, which will almost certainly cost close to or as much as any judgement.

But we do travel further for some of our clients.  

I'm full time employed but when I'm not traveling, I'm driving for dollars.  

It is near a university so I am hoping for grad/law/medical students or mature undergrads.

At the end of the day, the acquisition part is the big hit on traveling.

They had none and the traveling seller had already left.  

I was a member of CREIA, but it just got so far for me to travel once I moved so I haven't been in awhile.

How do I find more accurate repairs estimates without wasting a contractors time on someone that has no proven ability to buy the house and hard money lenders want BPO's, how do I get those without having a realtor willing to travel all over the metro area for nothing (or paying them a bunch to do them and finding out I just wasted a lot of money) Without having true numbers, I use theirs and add to the repair estimates and then factor in a guesstimate of closing, holding and hard money costs (they only accept hard money or cash).

Will be traveling with wife and making a decent wage in a tax free country.