Columbus, Ohio, for example, is a great market for out-of-state investors because you can still find properties in the $120–180K range that hit the 1% rule, cash flow nicely, and benefit from strong population and job growth with companies like Intel, Amazon, Google, and Honda driving long-term appreciation.

Sometimes they make you put a deposit with the bank for additional sanity. 

There's no tax benefit to putting the property into an LLC—it's primarily for legal protection.

He linked to you one of his highly informative BP posts, but there are few additional one that are recommended reading.

Duplex have different zoning that may permit additional units.

North Carolina has always been my home and I also love Georgia or Tennessee as 2 additional options to consider.

Hi Bigger Pockets Crew, I need some advice on how to make my next move. I own a 2 door property that has about 200-250k in equity. I owe about $200k and it is worth between $400 and $475k. I really want to buy another...

Are you planning on furnishing a whole house just to get some tax benefits and then selling the house next year?

Dan is right, OOS is hard and you will face an additional cost burden local investors don't have.

I do agree that if it’s done right, bringing maintenance in-house can be a huge benefit for consistency and response time.