I have not had to opportunity yet to invest in the area, however, I almost pulled the trigger on one deal with my father as a partner.

@Jamie Henkin I travelled to Indianapolis to visit with a couple turnkey providers before I pulled the trigger.

I just did an MLO with similar circumstances, seller didn't want to trigger taxes and she had an amazing fixed rate mortgage for 12 more years that I wanted to leverage. 

Be it Warren Buffet vetting a firm's IPO or one of our BPers finding a great property, either way I'm going to suggest that everything leading up to pulling the trigger qualifies as "work."

Usually the hardest part for most new investors is "pulling the trigger".

@Lance Hulsey Bit of an old thread but wondering if you ever pulled the trigger?

If you have any other options, suggest those that don't squash your score and don't trigger  red flags to credit reporting agencies.....  

I know I've struggled with actually pulling the trigger.

We've toyed with the idea of a fix and flip back home but never pulled the trigger.

We've toyed with the idea of investing in real estate before back in Chicago, but never pulled the trigger.