I recently came in contact with a RE investor who is farther down the line in his career than I am. When I asked him where he gets his deals from, he said wholesalers, word of mouth, and bigger pockets. It surprised m...

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident.Be sure to tell your accountant that you may now need to file non-resident income tax returns in each state where you own property as well.

Being that rates are up it's another way to offer exatly what you mentioned; the chance to own for a couple hundred bucks more than renting.Thoughts?

As another poster mentioned rates are lower than they've been in the previous 18+ months but unless some very surprising economic data comes out between now and when you did your refi it seems unlikely that rates are going up in the short term and there is at least a decent chance that rates drop a little more before then. 

Would love any additional info and the chance to check it out! 

Improve your credit and financials so lenders are willing to take a chance on you.

Hello All, I have a client asking if they could buy a portfolio of 5 properties (at a "packaged deal" rate) and sell off two of them to recoup some of the initial down money needed to buy them. 

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

@Fabio Cattolico"if I could get an out of state property for a great price and the numbers seem promising, wouldn't it be good to start off like that if I'm in a place where buying is unaffordable?"

There's an equal chance they stay here and even a shot they go higher.