I will not buy or lend on a property that is more than 2 hours drive from my home.

The RV's can, and do move and the labor to fill the lots, collect daily funds etc drives your RV management costs way up.

I work full time in NYC and with the help of others, I have been looking into buying a potential multi-family in the city or surrounding areas, where I can comfortably travel to and from work.

The hunt has just begun here in Omaha and the surrounding areas!

The surrounding properties and their conditions are the business of those respective owners.

This is what will drive whether or not you need hard money as a bridge loan.

Once I know 2 or 3 areas I want to farm, my plan is to drive them for vacants, see if county code will give me a list of tagged properties, run a search through the appraisal district to find the owners of the vacants I found as well as any out of state owners. 

I like the tile you used for the tub surround!  

I always like to use the following example: "You can buy the best building that is fully occupied on 5th Avenue in NYC or on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills but if you make a bet on the wrong person and they run it into the ground then ultimately you will lose your building to the bank and it didn't matter that it was the best building when it was acquired".

When you find your first deal you'll have a ton of questions but that's what the forums are for.One last note, listen to the podcasts, every one of them, while you're driving.