I am willing to pay to leverage their connections, especially considering I am looking for my first out-of-state deal.

Every part of the wholesaling process is linear and sequential.

If you find the right small town area it can work out well.

Lots of small builders with their standard spec home. 

from my advice rural properties and developments aren't successful and you are climbing an uphill battle. sounds a little niche. we focus on developing and not reinventing the wheel. if this is truly what you want to focus all your time and energy on then visit the closest 5-10 of these that look like the ones you are interested and ask if they'd expand or build a secondary one. do a lot of research before you just take action 

I see mostly out of state or out of country investors working with New Western in Birmingham because they don't have the knowledge of the city and surrounding areas.

Ill be adding 250 sqft of space on top of updating everything and possibly adding another bathroom.

Getting a rental license as an out-of-state investor is doable, but you’ll need to manage inspections and compliance.

While leasing is the front door to maintaining a property’s occupancy, renewing tenants is the back door.

Is getting a cash out refinance a better way to do it instead of getting a HELOC?