This is something that David Greene mentions as well. 

David Greene (of BP fame) wrote a book on long-distance investing which speaks to this in detail.

David Greene wrote a book on long-distance investing which speaks to this in detail. 

David Greene's BRRRR book is fantastic and he goes into detail on how to do it successfully.

On the plane ride over, I had the pleasure of sitting next to author William Green and we had a wonderful conversation.

The city code and property zoning allows for it and I have already discussed the initial conversion plans with the zoning department who, as long as permits are pulled and its built to code, have given the  green light to proceed verbally and via email.

Please see me draft below:Mr Greene,I am 22 years old, born and raised in the Bay Area, and am itching to start investing in real estate.

Please see me draft below:Mr Greene,I am 22 years old, born and raised in the Bay Area, and am itching to start investing in real estate.

I will borrow from David Greene's logic here and pose 2 questions:1) Is Tucson a market where you want to have continued exposure? 

David Greene was talking about a type of mortgage on a recent episode of the bigger pockets podcast that is based on the estimated income from a property instead of the typical debt to income ratio.