Been driving big rigs since 04 and now attempting to get on the investor side.

Why this is King is because in San Diego it is extremely difficult to buy a 3-4 unit property with a primary residence loan since nothing tends to pass the self-sufficiency test whereas the VA loan it is not a requirement. 

@John Teachout is absolutely correct, when I have folks from OOS looking to invest in Des Moines Iowa, I'm always trying to get them to double/triple check local markets to themselves even a 2-hour drive would get away from most large "overpriced" cities but still decent cashflow in those areas.BUT@Tereza Fernandez if you are set on OOS investing, I'm happy to share a bit about the Des Moines market and have contacts in other markets around the state to connect you with.Send me a DM or give me some specifics on here of what you want to know about Des Moines market and I'm happy to share!

Store broker says one is a lot easier to get to than the other driving with everything else being the same.Given the competitive environment in certain areas, vacancies take a year or more to fill if at all.

I am also interested to hear arguments for long-distance (but still within driving distance) investing and if that has a high barrier to entry for first time investors.Thanks!

That said, a lot of that credit has to go to myself (at risk of sounding conceded) as I personally had to show and deliver the drive and determination it takes to come this far.

If you are willing to commute a bit to get started you can look outside your immediate area, up to maybe 1 hour drive, to find something that you can house hack to get in with little down and start building your portfolio to save more.

Drive to their house, if possible, with a contract ready to sign.

The idea of not walking the house and driving the neighborhood before a purchase is a little scary.

Tentative plans are here: https://drive.google.com/drive...A few conceptual renders are here:https://photos.app.goo.gl/BBJR...We are also going townhouse-style.