School, sports, clubs, college, and internships filled your calendar and you began to operate efficiently as a well oiled machine, if you were a car you might be a Toyota or a Honda, smoothly operating with reliability day in and day out. 

This has allowed us to get rid of PMI and utilize a HELOC for any future investment purchases in the future.My best advice for you would be to find a local real estate agent who is familiar with what you're trying to accomplish, a lender who can offer renovation financing (and navigate it smoothly, as sometimes they can be more complex), and a contractor who will be able to take on this type of project with the bank.Best of luck!

Because a house purchase is a significant investment in one's life, it is worth your while in having a title attorney to ensure clear title and smooth closing, along with a good inspector to assess the investment property's condition, a good realtor that will protect you with the contract, and, of course, a good mortgage broker if you need financing for your deal.   

Sometimes the renovations don't go as smoothly as I hope they will, and I go over budget.

I know I want to have a smooth process and prepared as much as possible.  

"It’s as if the booms have been smoothed over a longer period of time but not the busts." 

I currently run 14 properties in the same file and it runs smoothly.

To better insure a smooth mortgage loan process for the buyer, I'll pick up the $2.00, so we can round up to $754,500 even."   

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.

As you can tell from the responses you need a professional to make this as smooth and uncomplicated as possible.