It’s just a grab a beer and hang out with other investors sort of thing.

If there was a fire of sorts somewhere, it should be investigated.

@Leslie HsiaCalifornia is a sort of beastly state when it comes to taxes and filings.

@Tracy Streich what sorts of tasks does your VA do? 

I live in the NE and I won't be traveling anytime soon to the SE region, where income would be vastly greater from this sort of property (generally).Finally, if "yes", in which markets have you found success using this method?

I personally sort by date, not relevance, to ensure you're not reading someone's review of software from seven years ago that no longer applies.

Can I have a lock of your hair too?...

Good afternoon BiggerPockets, Long time lurker, occasional commenter but first time poster. I have been interested in REI for quite some time. As as small business owner, I feel that this is my best avenue to retireme...

Brent Daniels has great free content on Youtube that is sort of like a tutorial if you want more info.

What's making other markets hot is the number of people leaving NYC and San Francisco for the more affordable markets, so those people leaving should be opening up some sort of inventory to give you, counter-intuitively enough, more of a chance to find deals there than anywhere else.