We recently purchased our first house in OH, far away from our home in CA. 

The third is California, especially San Diego.

I am open to any place on the northern side of California/Oregon or Washington, However, I am also open to any other states if I could manage the property remotely.

Currently I am in escrow in southern california for an A class asset that is 200k under value.

Cash, Hard Money, and Private Money are king!

If you're a remote investor from CA, you're going to get torched.

Cash is king when it comes to buying homes in the wholesale market, and this rule also applies to many other scenarios.

Thanks Don great post.Out west we had Spanish land grants that went from the king of Spain normally to the top generals.

We've all heard of FHA and VA loans but I'm not well versed in the different types of loan programs that may be offered in California or other states.

I have LLCs set up in the state my properties are in, but if I could do it again I'd probably just do one for my home state because you have to pay business tax in CA if you live here even for out of state LLCs.