People who are local, AND active on BP are green flags all the way around 

hey every one on BP I'm back. since the last time i posted, i've been to 4 REI meet ups in various areas on CT. going to my 5th this Saturday. seen a few recurring faces at a couple of them. I'm still absorbing info a...

Thank you for the input, @Travis Timmons & @Jonathan Greene.

Long Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene is on my list of books, but haven’t gotten around to it yet.

Following David Green's Core 4 strategy (realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender) gives confidence to invest anywhere.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Anything is possible, but most of the time people are looking for seller finance, it's because they don't have enough money for a downpayment.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Who was helping you with this sale? 

@Brandon Green - if you "set up a S-corp holding company that owns the LLCs holding the rental properties", and both are passthrough entities, and sell property, wouldn't the money pass to the S-corp and trigger the unfavorable conditions?  

I'm looking at a two homes at guard-gated community in Coral Gables Estates with a home with an incredible view of the city; however, we also found a smaller decent home in Paradise Valley that has more land.

Another cheap "amenity" I included was a high quality putting green matt (6x12) I bought on Amazon for $350.