If you get a call from the police and they ask to "interview" (interrogate) you tell them "Not without the presence of council [a lawyer.]"

It depends on the type of property you are buying and the loan size.If it is a smaller type loan then usually local banks will want the business where the property sits as they have a local presence and understand the area.Also your local bank in California might be interest in funding it as they already have an established relationship with you and deposits etc. whereas a bank might just be looking at the property itself and not the borrower relationship to do the loan. 

@Brandon TurnerI know you are nationally focussed, but here to your north, in most (though off the top of my heard, I cannot swear all ... some may use notaries as well) provinces and territories a lawyer performs both tasks (title search and close).

.- Creating a presence in the local market and working with other investors / realtors.

For me, I look at those parts of WA as flip territory as appreciation is not high there.  

It's FAR easier to judge someone's character by phone than by online presence on your Airbnb profile. 

And last question, will they put it in the name of my LLC (sole proprietor) if I'm living there or is anything to do with LLC considered investor territory?

Michael, The horrible situation described in the think progress article should be covered under the legal concept of 'lack of foreseesbilty'.I believe the surviving party who's name is on the lease inform the landlord he cannot be held legally responsible for a random act an committed by a government agency who actions resulted in the death of a friend who's presence at the residence at the time could not have been reasonably predicted to have produced an outcome that would have normally resulted in damage to the property owners property. 

I have a lot of respect for you and your presence here on bp.  

@Dylin Graham If you want someone on Bigger Pockets to give you money without having any sort of track record, at least start building your presence on the site and prove to people you are serious about learning.