Here are my top 5 tips for starting the new year off right!

This will clarify and reinforce what you are reading.

In rural areas where I am, like northern Johnston County or northern Harnett County, I don't think there are many laundromats relative to the population.

These are the three zipcode that I am eyeing on right now : 73128, 73170 and 73135(I think this is near the AFB).  

What is your plan to obtain this dream?

I do all of this remotely, so I use the above process to filter out 90% of the properties and then send the other 10% to my local team for verification.

I’ve been researching local professionals and would welcome any advice on how to vet and connect with reliable team members, particularly in a high-cost area like the Bay Area.As for hard money, I haven’t explored it in depth yet, but I’m open to the idea for the right deal.

Any tips or advice would be super helpful! 

Here are a few avenues folks often explore in times like this:You are already on this path - Owner Financing: It's great that the seller is willing to finance a portion of the deal.

Normally this would be taxable.