@Sylvia Castellanos I found a real estate photographer on Google in the local area I needed photos of.

You can use this Google spreadsheet for an exact breakdown and explanation.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1agHJrh-a9CIvV_zVEOtFqWR6SKr8SNooRJ65CWrYK-M/edit?

Nevada has many of the draws of CA and the added benefits of low property taxes that don't assess on sale, landlord friendly, no state income tax, and multiple tech and manufacturing jobs like Tesla, Apple, Google in the area. 

6 months ago, I built a crude Google Sheets land search tool with GPT-4 post-processing to transform descriptions into yes/no answers.

In state you could live in the property which would be easier to get a loan and most likely better terms, keyword "most likely."

Google searches can only take me so far I think.I've actually got pre-approved first to know what range of home prices I am qualified for.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, facebook, or a Google search.

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing heavy in our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

Couple of things I’d do: have a FaceTime/zoom call with them so you get a chance to meet them and hear them, see if you can get the full name and google the person, I’d prolly even have them do a background check.

Charleston appears to be a mix, 55% voted blue in the last election according to quick google search but it's not a big city.