There are some good property managers over there and contractor rates are cheaper than the western part of the state. 

I'm looking to get started in short term rentals and want to start where I live in western Washington.

I've been investing in the Western/Northern areas of Michigan for several years now...

One is called ACRE and the other is the Western PA Real Estate Investor Association.

Heya, I'm from Western Australia too, currently living in Adelaide. 

Right now I do it the old fashioned way when I need a remote execution (email PDF, have them print, sign, scan and return.

Kristine Marie Poe  in virtually every mid western deep south near north east and deep south cash flow market 15 k  will definitely put you into different class of properties..  

@Przemyslaw Krol  what is your goal in going after landare you going to concentrate on infill highly desirable properties you can flip to infill builders.Or are you going to concentrate on low value Western US undeveloped land and try to buy for cash then carry back long term contracts on said land.Just curious what is going around these days.this land game is an old one just like all RE... and lord knows there are millions of worthless vacant parcels in the Western US>

I would not hesitate to buy a 'scarred' property, however I would also apply  a heavy discount to the value of the property a fashion my offer accordingly.That being said, you need to weigh other factors that might influence the recurrence of a crime in the building like location, trending of the neighborhood etc...as well as how recent the crime was committed.The decision cannot be made in a vacuum, and the factors are both objective and subjective.

I would go with milpiitas and i would go with the western side of it . 680 freeway has a lot of homeless along it ....fire problem.