I agree with @Chris Mason that having the investment in a location you might occasionally visit at least would be favorable.

On page optimization (essentially rewriting all your content so it’s unique and will help rankings), off-page (all your local listings, directories, etc), back-link building, consistent content creation, getting that content on high authority pages as a third party contributor, ideally linking back to your site, etc.

Being newish to real estate investing, myself, I'd be happy to bounce ideas with ya', if you need another newbie's perspective -- even if we can only do it virtually (though I do get out to Pittsburgh a few times a year to visit family). 

Thomas S. has pointed out California investors enjoy some unique tax benefits... knowledge is the key.Just my personal opinion: ALL investments without knowledge is speculation...

There are also some unique toilets for confined spaces.

I want to open a US bank account for my rental income and am wondering if I can do so in FL, where I plan to visit this week, or is there a benefit to opening an account up where I have the investment property?

Hello, I will be at Huntsville this weekend taking kids to the Space & Rocket center and since I am going to be in town anyway, I thought of visiting some area areas that may be good from a buy and hold rental investment standpoint.

Sacramento's affordable housing means I can watch more shows, visit more restaurants and make more road trips!

Their reports will give you some indication on what a market is like.Next step I would do is simply visit homeaway,vrbo,airbnb and go through their regions and start compiling data you gather on each region.What Are People Charging?

Last month I went to Somerville to visit an old friend who just moved into an "Awesome new apartment"  and it's one of yours right off of Broadway.