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. 

Call your local FBI field office and ask for the duty agent.

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?

I financed this property using down payment funds from 403B and a local commercial bank. 15% down from personal funds. 85% down from community commercial bank. 3yr balloon, 20yr amortization, 7% interest rate.

In my experience, success in D-class areas almost always requires being local, extremely hands-on, and self-managing.

Brokers have their place in the industry as do retail banks/mortgage bankers.

They often have different vendors introduce themselves so you can build your team and they often have a local member do a case study on one of their properties to share the ins, outs, ups, and downs of the investment.

I’m a local realtor in Rochester and would love to connect.