So many variables can turn a deal sideways from 1 hour to the next - i.e. inspection findings, title issues, contracts, financing issues, taxes, dept. of buildings/local municipalities, etc.I'm glad to hear you made it through the challenges, and it sounds like you'll be able to leverage this experience as you grow your portfolio.All the best to you along your journey!

Quote from @Blake Winiecki: Figure out how much you want/need to earn, then reverse engineer it to see what options are available. 

Those situations go bad more often than not, costing you money and the friendship.

.: For those who invest out of state, if you could go back to when you first started, what would you do differently?

I'm from Toledo and know most of the turnkey guys. just make sure to buy later than 1950. don't get the knob and tube and plaster and lathe and cast iron sewer lines. understand that most markets that do turn key or section 8 are going to never appreciate like Cleveland or Toledo or tertiary markets like Akron or Cleveland.

I'm reaching deep into my psychic thoughts… I see it… A majority of people who respond to this post will be real estate brokers… I can see it!

Even when an LLC is owned by another company, DealMachine can find you the owner going as many as 5 levels of ownership deep.I am the owner of DealMachine... lmk if there's anything I can do to help 

If you are using RE investing to try to avoid going to school, your intentions are not in the correct place.

Do you want to be an investor.

Hi Batyr, welcome to the community!