Keep in mind these cities become hot because of past data, not future.

Congratulations - keep us updated and let us know how it goes! 

Keep asking questions and learning as much as you can.

His God complex and giant ego won't allow him to reflect on the damage he's done  keep in mind if the SEC detects a serious issue and one that could harm investors right now they have the power to take emergency action and shut them down.

If you can get past that - over and over again.. and simply KEEP GOING no matter what then you can do this... and you can make more on a single deal than you would have on a years worth of "other" deals.

Mixed-use with some residential could also add diversification while keeping it simple.What’s the tenant mix like, and how are you structuring financing?

Most out of state investors are better off just acting as private lenders, buying low cost index funds or keeping their money in HYSAs.

Also, keep in mind that if you do form an LLC, you'll want to keep these under your EIN, not your SSN.Bank AccountCredit CardTitleLoanBookkeeping Ledger

I will be keeping in touch as I become more active here.

I took my thrashing as you know in 2020  I do know some of my clients that sell turnkey have been keeping the houses and doing BRRRR instead of selling them to investors that part of the market has slowed signficantly for many in that industry.