Finding a property management company that you can trust with your investment can be a weight off of your shoulders and provide "mailbox" money to you without you having to lift a finger (except for when you have to grab that money from the mailbox).The cost of property management services varies, but any great trustworthy property management company can outweigh the cost substantially by providing you with time-saving services that handle the day-to-day operations of owning a rental investment property.

Ashland has always outperformed all the other markets down here; if you can grab something at a decent price in Ashland, it's almost a no-brainer.

Off-market in California can be a lot so I think you'd be wise to grab a local attorney who works with out of state investors.

Not sure of your mom's age, but while framing it would be good to determine locations / future locations for grab bars and throw a few extra studs in those spots.

I am going to see if I have that one, if not I'm definitely grabbing it. 

Grab lunch at local places.

I've wasted my fair share of dollars on courses & "elite groups" that turned out to be money grabs.

I'd grab that mofo by the collar and throw him out the door and kick them to the curb one by one. 

Yes, there are banks that will lend 100% of the purchase and rehab costs, I know of 2 here in OKC, however, they are very few and far between and it's not as simple as just going and grabbing that loan. 

I am try like He(( to grab attention and let the people in my market know I am real and willing to do what it takes but I want to do it smart and not lose my a$$ in the mean time.