The one's I prefer handle everything in house, from purchasing the home, renovating it, renting it, then selling to an investor then managing for them on the back end.

I have no social sphere or contacts family or friends in Oregon (I don’t know anyone besides my fiancée).Goals: continue to have flexible schedule while enjoying what I do (selling real estate) and making good money.

Quote from @Paul Whitehurst: Many will tell you to borrow money from Property A to purchase Property B, but that's known as over-leveraging and not recommended for a newer investor.

I invest in an A/B area with an average purchase price of $500k.  

Purchased his “books and tapes” and attended 2 of his workshops.  

To be successful as a real estate investor in any form - except maybe purchasing the Vanguard REIT index fund - an investor needs education, knowledge and understanding of real estate principles, real estate law, and real estate finance.  

I'd make sure just how much extra tax benefit will open up for you annually compared to the cost of the study.You are exactly right - a cost seg will get deferred in a 1031 exchange as long as the property you are purchasing is roughly the same components of things that were cost segregated.

My mother-in-law wants to help my husband and I on our first real estate investment purchase. 

I would  show you purchase strategies, real estate monetization, rent roll leveraging, portfolio margining and asset protection/deep tax deductions  

I’m a Portland-based real estate broker and work with many investors navigating cross-state purchases.