The community leader, Josh Roosen, really goes out of his way to make you feel connected.And that's the real value of the group at the end of the day: They are committed to your success.A little about my track-record, since joining the group last year I've done:1) acquired 80 units ($7mm in assets) across 2 syndications and 1 joint venture2) Launched a podcast (Multifamily Investing Made Simple)3) Will be publishing a book (Passive Investing Made Simple) in June. 

Short terms provide get ROI numbers and have that benefit that a simple vacation home doesn’t.

They utilize Propertyware for the portal which is very simple and all maintenance requests and payments can be viewed in the portal.

But it may not be simple and the wholesale contract may not give you any rights. 

So basically my best options are to keep things simple: rent out the property as a whole in the other state or buy a house in my state and just get some roommates?

I want something geared more towards long-term rentals for this side of things, something that makes payments super simple (with a lot of options) for tenants would be great. 

Simple math: the lower the loan, the higher percentage of closing.Those $1M loans are usually 1% closing costs, for example.

Is it always that simple?

While it may seem like a simple concept, it's actually a very complex process that requires significant documentation as well as specific methodologies.

Forget trying to walk them through a simple repair over the phone, to avoid sending a ServiceTech and saving an owner money.