Hey BP,I've been thinking recently on a topic that surprised me when I realized I had kind of thought this way my whole life and that is - going across the river to Illinois.To be more specific, I grew up in O'Fallon.

What kind of work will be needed for the turnover? 

Its kind of natural that you will probably attract more buyers in the beginning.   

Because you do see this kind of stuff all the time. 

I can dig into these cities all day long on the internet, but because I'm going to be living there as well (not just out of state investing) I plan on visiting these cities before making a final choice. 

So I'm looking into rentals, probably out of state since the California market is kind of high.My realtor says we can list the house for $1,010,000 now.

Carlos Casanueva I have some extended there, visited 20+ times growing up, have seen where growth is headed and where it isn’t (not that it’s any guarantee).

It also depends on the kind of financing you have that will determine what may be a potential deal breaker, ie: if  you have an FHA loan and the house inspection comes back with multiple areas of chipping paint and the seller doesn't want to fix the issues.

Interesting opportunity kind of fell in my lap.

@Alison S - It depends if you want to go for the closing and how often you would like to visit.