If they are I would be interested in getting together with you to explore the duplex purchase opportunities in that area. 

Increased equity allows you to explore the possibility of refinancing or taking a second mortgage.

You may want to explore working with a remote accountant or to connect with one recommended in this thread.

As an exercise, you can explore how much of the +22.6% increase (#2 in the fastest growing list at the link you posted) was added by changing the MSA in 2015 to include a NC county.  

When my husband and I first started building our portfolio, we built a strong relationship with a very knowledgeable local realtor who was able to advise us on what updates we would be able to recoup costs on relative to rental rates in the neighborhoods we were exploring.

I've explored out of city/state investing, preforeclosures, foreclosure auctions.

(I will explore on BP in depth for existing info, wanted to put this out there....thx)

Hey All,I wanted to explore an exit strategy some of you have probably debunked, can vouch for or have at least thought of. 

I would say that if you want to invest in out of state RE you need to go and explore areas of interest and then figure out a way to live there part time to learn the area...  

Ground-up development is one of the riskiest loans for a bank to make.One route to explore, though, is pre-selling the units.