At this time, that would not be the best option for me.

For me, those 2 reasons alone make it worth it's weight in gold. 

I also looked at cheaper markets because I'm just getting started in my real estate investing career, so it's just more realistic for me to go into a cheaper that's more likely to cash flow for now (I want to enter San Diego market eventually, but it'll likely be a few years)3.

Also, he offered to seller finance the deal for me.

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Cash out refi may be out of question for me.

Plus, the flexibility of being able to do it online works more for me.

You could form a partnership with a couple people, delegate roles and start buying properties in a JV.  

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I chose to invest out of state because the numbers and landlord laws didn't make sense for me.