Homes that are coming on the market are not staying active for long, but they are also not flying off the shelves or going into a bidding war like they used to.

Interesting point with the rehab in FL. I

I've been told that the Lincoln market has been hot this year (like many markets) and I have seen properties fly off the market in days (mostly SFH but some MFH).  

I can't drive a truck, weld, fix my truck, fly a plane, do real electrical, plumbing, concrete, tiling, etc. 

@Slim Geransarsimilar to you, i'm priced out of where i live so out of state investing is what i can afford. i would suggest at the very least, starting your journey with turnkey properties so you can be more hands-off with your first remote investment(s). property management is also the most important. we had a few properties in scottsdale and decided to sell them all in 2019 because it became such a headache to do remotely. our property management team was not pulling their weight, we ended up flying to AZ few times a year to help out the property manager lol. they were a small team and didn't have the manpower. so i would advise the expensive PM fees are worth it for good PM. my latest investment is in DFW through a company that sells turnkey rentals that are already tenanted and come with property management so i have never actually seen my property in person, and i dont deal with my tenant!

Talk to Judah Hoover of SlateHouse Property Group - he is on BP and a good contact for the area

If my landlord told me to go screw and wait 10 days for it to be looked at, then I would reciprocate when HE ASKED about compensation (idiotic move).This just would not fly for me and how I manage my tenants. 

Should be possible in my personal opinion, if not, you can still fly under city radar with the conversion, but that is a risk that you would have to be willing to take on.

I know that won't fly with some of my tenants.As an update to my previous post 1 month ago: We moved over a larger test set of 15 tenants in May to Rentler.com. 

However, if you are looking in the Midwest or Southeastern fly over states, you can find deals there a lot cheaper and that will cash flow to your delight.