As for the remote locations, I've considered Indiana and Michigan because I do a fair bit of traveling there for work and know that I'll be able to check in on the properties periodically and meet with my team on the ground. 

There's no guarantee that the sellers will meet you in the middle.

John,I am new here at BP but pass through Concord all the time traveling from Hillsboro to Portsmouth almost Daily.Would love to meet up and chew the fat if you are interested.Let me know.Stephen

Go out to your local REIA meeting and grow your network before deciding which way to go. 

I'm interested in meeting others in the area and I'm particularly interested in increasing my deal flow (hola wholesalers).

They meet on Sunday evening in Lombard, IL.2.

I would like to have a lunch meeting if we can all sync our schedules this week.

If we come in at 110 and no one else bids (which they most likely won't), will auction.com skip over us since the reserve had been disclosed and we failed to meet it?

Hi I'm new to the bigger pockets community and looking to meet people in San Diego who are experienced real estate investors.

@Terri David you could possibly "hire" someone, for reduced rent, to look over the property and do showings, meet with contractors, etc... on a smaller building, but you'd still need someone to manage payments, marketing, tenant screening, etc.... it could save you some money on the management side, but you still need some type of management company, if you didnt want to do it yourself