How you choose to invest can match your own personal risk profile. 

I see from your profile that you have access to the MLS but you might want to check out your local BP forum to find contacts for investors, realtors, or lenders in your area.

Sorry for the missing picture from my profile.

Avoid odd ball tenant profiles, too many tenants together, etc.

Feel free to contact me here (or via email, on my profile) if you'd like to discuss this further?

Looking at your profile, I'm assuming you live in CA and are looking to do some long-distance investing in NM. 

This post is clearly part of figuring that out.Your profile mentions that you are in sales and lists nothing of any sort of experience in renovation.

As you might expect, most B&H investors are mom and pops and kinda hold a low profile. 

This is what I would recommend:Read Brandon Turner's book on rental property investing (great overview) https://www.amazon.com/Book-Rental-Property-Investing-Passive-ebook/dp/B018UTI2DOListen to the BP Real Estate podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcastListen to the BP money podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshowAttend your local https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happeningsStart analyzing deals to get practiceEngage more on the BP forums and connect with othersPost a profile pic ;)All the best!

Hi @Patrick Flanagan - feel free to send me a DM or reach out to me with the contact information on my profile.