Of course, he is free to come here and prove me wrong.

They would be free and clear.  

I recall looking up their LLC in Florida, even though some documents mentioned California.If you’ve had any interactions with these people, please reply below and let us know your experience.

I’ve been coaching new investors for a while and many lack funds to get started but find both the lack of knowledge, experience, and funds, often derails them. 

I work with a lot of househackers and they're typically on the 12 month cycle, rinse and repeat.While the proposition of acquiring an investment property outside of your market in a "landlord friendly" state may sound appealing, i would recommend you stay local for now and househack another couple of properties over the next few years until you've got some more time / experience under your belt.you would need a management company to cover your property that is outside of your market which would not only take 8-10% of your gross it would also leave you a bit vulnerable to a property management company that you A.)know nothing about and B.)you won't have the experience or cashflow or proximity to deal with any headaches that may arise.i would recommend staying local and househacking your way along for now and then maybe hire a local property management company initially to work with your current/local properties to get a taste of what to expect if and when you begin investing outside of your market.

Made a decent profit for my first experience Lessons learned?

On larger deals, I've actually seen LTVs come down in the 50%-65% range, depending on the type of property/experience of the developer.

It's worth doing the call with them because that's free.

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