3: I have no idea how to determine how much to borrow verses pay cash?

I personally have no connections with anyone who is involved in this niche and I'm wondering how other people have started their journey.

Making money in real estate requires experience and starting with no or little money makes you study harder.As much as most of us probably wished for it, getting started with a lot of money in your pocket is a recipe for disaster: the temptation is to make the deal work by throwing money at it.If you want to go into real estate go with a syndicator with a good track record.

That way you'd get local contacts and there's no reason for anyone to hoard their insurance agent so they should be forthcoming.

No I didn't pursue it.  

Sometimes it can be difficult to collect and some landlords will keep any unpaid utilities out of the security deposit, though CA is one of the trickier states to do this in.

The last time we had this leadership, interest rates were a lot better, no?

Hopefully, this is a useful example of what’s achievable with out-of-state investing, even with no local connections. 

@Anca R. no I'm saying the opposite.

House has been on the market for many months and no takers.