Patience can be your best friend and if you attempt to over leverage a property it can come back to hurt you.Some will recommend buying subject 2 where you could take over an existing mortgage that could be at a substantially lower rate - but if the lender finds out and calls the loan that could also be very bad.

In fact, pretty much all my Mexico-lover friends went to Europe this summer.

The owner is a former mortgage underwriter and she is preparing documents herself and having her friend at a title company execute the sale.  

In Phoenix, I might call up a friend who invests in mixed-use properties south of Roosevelt Row, and that friend might know a local title rep who’s been working with out-of-state buyers who like to pull the trigger fast.

Just dropping a friendly note to say hey.

I remember chatting with a good friend of mine, Jared, who once picked up a quirky three-story in Somerville to rent short-term.

- California is not a landlord friendly market. 

He acted like a used-care salesman - trying to be my best friend at the meeting.

Your Alumni friend who is already doing real estate deals - will be your best partner.

Can I ask why you are looking for a turnkey company vs working with an investor friendly realtor who has a network for you.