Personally I don't know that I would be comfortable with long distance investing in C/D class markets, but to each their own!

Tenants rent based on bedroom count, parking spots, distance to work or school more times than they rent due to the look or feel of a unit.

Read David Green's book on long distance investing.No such thing as wasting your time, you have to realize what bad looks like so you can pounce on a good deal when it comes along.

And the due diligence for a commercial property is usually a bit longer which would give you even more time to get your property sold..Given your distance and experience I'd look for a great commercial leasing broker who has good connections to product for sale. 

I just finished Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat and started reading Long-Distance Real Estate Investing.I'm looking to invest out of state for cash flow since home prices around the Bay Area are expensive.

In 2014 I started working at Quicken Loans and in 2016 they gave me an opportunity to move out to San Diego from Detroit so I jumped on it, shortly after being here in San Diego I realized there was more to life than commuting an hour each way and working a minimum of 10 hour days.

In 2014 I started working at Quicken Loans and in 2016 they gave me an opportunity to move out to San Diego from Detroit so I jumped on it, shortly after being here in San Diego I realized there was more to life than commuting an hour each way and working a minimum of 10 hour days.

Although that 1 hour commute from Boise to the base in winter gets old, you might consider the city of Mountain Home as well.

From my perspective you'd be short-sighted and fear-motivated to sell.For the most part, you can self-manage a property, even from a distance, if you have built a few decent relationships with area investors (or can do so moving forward), so don't sweat the coordinates on a map.

It's super sexy and as far as places to live go I bet you could move to Austin and not feel the Cali blues too bad, but please do not diversify into another cyclical market . . . that would be missing one of the holy-grail opportunities of long-distance investing.