However, I’m wondering if anyone here has had success investing OOS in locations hundreds or even thousands of miles away and still managed to maintain solid cash flow.Have you been able to overcome the challenges of investing in a distant market, and what strategies or systems have worked for you?

Quote from @Michael Eldridge: Switching tax preparer this year and since informing the previous one over a month ago they have been distant.

So you want a QI with demonstated experience and enough staff to be both responsive to you and to work with those distant closings.  

Instead of juggling that distant duplex or diving into flips, what if you sold it now (or soon) and rolled some of that equity into a deal with us?

Unfortunately, 99% of BiggerPockets posters who are not local to Philadelphia and choose to invest in Philadelphia invest in the lowest tier neighborhoods, just as they do in most other distant markets where they invest because they are lured in by the inexpensive cost of housing. 

So, the question is not whether to invest remotely, but where to invest.Investment TeamRegarding properties in distant cities: While books, podcasts, seminars, and websites offer general knowledge, you'll ultimately purchase a specific property in a specific location—each with its own unique conditions.

Hey Jade, With all of the semiconductor manufacturers popping up out here and new developments and redevelopments the Phoenix area will be growing for sure in the near and distant future.

Remember syndicators are marketers first and operators (sometimes) a distant second. 

Typically someone who was communicative turns distant, unresponsive, blows you off when you're trying to talk to them in person, and the tall tale sign of boxes in the hallway.

Practically speaking I think that's more than enough liquidity.Another angle is Roth dollars are so valuable you never want to withdraw them until the distant future, but you also don't want to contribute more via MBDR and instead have more after tax?