Appreciate the response and will definitely reach out to connect after I get back from my trip.

Since you made a good amount you can even do like a nice trip, and then split the rest up to put down on the house and the rest to invest! 

Well, one thing I do is take a look at Street View on Google Maps prior to ever making a trip out - especially in a vacant property/absentee owner scenario like this.

this may require a trip to the jurisdiction’s development/permit office.  

And work to learn before work to earn especially young and in a new market. if a brokerage offers the right tools to help an agent excel at selling/ listing and then also make more sales, then it would be worth choosing a brokerage that may charge more because they would make more money even paying the fee which would give them more money to invest back into RE- VS a 100% commission / flat fee or low fee brokerage that maybe they are not getting the tools they need to grow and make more sales-- so while they earn 100% commission, they still have made less than if they had paid more to brokerages  that offered the right support to help accelerate their career.I agree that people shouldn't just choose brokerages or be wary of the fee's but if it genuinely helps someone say clear 100k after splits vs making 50-60k but 100% commission that's a 40k spread or about 4-5 additional transactions for a new agent. this is obviously conjecture but i have seen it in action in the career's of others where they chose the cheapest brokerage to save more to invest, but their deal volume was low and slow in comparison to another agent i know who chose a traditional 20-30% brokerage to cap- but got the support and one buddy is still scraping by and the other friend has hit top 10 in his brokerage and i've seen the support he has gotten pay off and he's been able to take care of debt , and go on trips.. and buy his first FLIP!

They will NOT be making a trip prior to moving and plan to select a place by online browsing only.Third person is an their late-50's and currently going through foreclosure.

I think a road trip is in order!

Hi everyone,I’m currently on a road trip driving down the coast from Alabama to Florida, looking at the properties in Pensacola at the moment as real estate prices seem affordable here and the demand is high and stable even during the COVID times.

Battery charger, turn fridge on before trips, Dump station, Concierge parking service, Tire/Oil/etc check, Big drive ways, electric in each unit, etc.Canopy, I have seen in Texas.

I'm impressed enough to want to make the short 2.5hr trip from Katy in order to drive the area and take a deeper dive into what opportunities might be out there.