That needs to come from a local attorney. 

The BiggerPockets community is great for guidance, but nothing beats local mentorship.

Hey @Aaron Price, I think the best way you can get started in real estate is to reach out to local investor-friendly agents in your market.

Hey Carlos, I am local to the area and have helped investors with this.

It comes with guides on how to ride the tubes, a crash course in local customs, places of interest, places to avoid, and holly cow it looks just like what they had in there heads of what a London "flat" would look like, so charming and so "Brit"..... 

I put my money where my mouth is on this.We lend our own hard-earned money to local real estate investors.

I would recommend that you get out to local meetup events, as that is where you will make the really deep connections to help you get rolling. 

I love learning ideas to make my business better from other local investors.

As others said out of state can be more challenging based on location but local or out of state both can be done. 

Have a picture of your family actually installing a big fancy door.And of course, I assume that you are licensed/bonded/imsured as required by your local laws?