You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

A few general tips - look for markets with strong economic growth - job growth, population growth, network with other investors in your area and check which states they are investing in, for out-of-state investing - work with someone who has your best interests at heart and is also an investor who can easily plug you in with their network (GCs, lenders, PMs).

Currently, I live in Hawaii, house hacking my own property, and am looking to expand into out-of-state long-term rentals.My goals now are to master the art of wholesaling, continue raising private money, and build a strong portfolio of long-term rentals.

Is Raleigh a good place to expand your multifamilly portfolio or is the market too competitive?

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I like them both, in general, but the best way to find a town to invest in outside of where you live if it's not affordable and if you don't want to be withing driving distance easily (recommended) is to make two lists:1. every town you have ever lived in or visited for more than a month2. every town your closest friends and family live (the ones you like)Then you take those two lists and see where they overlap with the data or lists you are using.

You could automate underwriting pretty easily, as well as scraping and feeding data into an underwriting AI.

In my BRRRR journey, i'm plannig to expand my strategy from buy and hold, to also rehab.

They can watch Hgtv or watch some YouTube or go to some seminar and be easily convinced something is easy and can be done (like remote brrr).My feeling for how people should start out varies by the person.

If it is attached to the privately owned property it could be covered very easily and in some cases the coverage would be included in a standard homeowners policy.