do you have a good attorney?

Also, keep in mind that if you do form an LLC, you'll want to keep these under your EIN, not your SSN.Bank AccountCredit CardTitleLoanBookkeeping Ledger

It also is heavily full of risk. 

The biggest question you need to ask yourself is if you are doing this to afford a property you otherwise couldn’t afford or to save money period, that will lead to very different conclusions about where/if to buy. 

There are also companies that will do it for $100-300 flat fee or $30-50/yr.

Robin Carriger is the organizer and they usually post notifications here on BP.I've posted other lists here several times and can do so again if you need it and can't find in the search function. 

Make sure you do your due diligence on that before you invest. 

Everything is harder when you do it remote, but you are competing with local investors.

It's not fool proof but I've weeded out a lot of people this way without spending money for marketing. 

YES, I do provide a bonus / penalty structure to my contractors.