Hi @Christopher Huang, I'd recommend reading David Greene's book on Long Distance Real Estate Investing.

The incentive to living in/near the City was the short commute time and thats no longer an incentive.Curious to see what other BP members have to say and curious to read whats going on in other metro areas.Thanks for starting this thread, Rory!

However, I don't think finding buyers would be a huge issue as the site is centrally located in an urban area with a few new apartment complexes being built within walking/short drive distance. 

The investor network over here is strong (See the Idaho REIA at https://www.facebook.com/idahoreia) which is especially helpful if you need a strong team while investing from long distance!

As a wholesaler how do I close a deal with the property being in another county? I want to do it virtually but don’t know how. Can I use a local closing company and still close on the property with it being far away?

You have lots of people packed into a small space sweating, breathing heavily, and airborne particles going all over the place.Many trainers are going to online sessions now or doing workouts in groups outside where 6 ft distance can easily be achieved but you still workout as a group.If I am buying a retail center or client I do not count revenue for gym and consider it a dark space no matter what the income is showing.

Its my understanding that the two biggest factors with qualifying for a second owner occupied home are distance (needing to move atleast 50 miles away from current home) as well as debt to income.

My boyfriend and I are looking to purchase  an investment property, a long distance buy and hold, and are unsure of the process for keeping our finances separate.  

That said, you can venture a short distance out of the Nashville area on the map and find more plausible buy and hold deals in the surrounding areas.

@Sameer Deshmukh here is a post on BP that should be helpful Long-distance investing.