Howdy,I haven't decided if we are gonna manage the property or hire a local area property manager yet.

Use your skills to network with local investors and professionals by attending meetups in the Conroe and Houston area, joining online forums, and connecting with property managers or realtors.

I have a local handyman that helped me hired junk removal company and pest control for the roaches.

These are being issued by local "nonprofits" who are mass emailing landlords pretending to be section 8 tenants.

This halts production for anyone that is that far along - you can't just pick up trusses at your local hardware store - they are engineered for the job via the plans. 

Also, look up your local REIA and check Meetup dot com.

Thank you for the run down on the eviction, I found a local attorney and she filed for me last week and told me it will take 7-8 weeks.

Hopefully, this is a useful example of what’s achievable with out-of-state investing, even with no local connections. 

Tacoma is a fantastic market with a lot of opportunity, so you’re starting in the right place.Here’s how you can connect with local experts and start building your skills:Attend local meetups and networking events.

Right now there's huge concentration, but as this continues to build out and we see north of the high 30s GW by 10 years from now it'll be almost a requirement to keep some type of locality based risk assessment and to diversify.