If your reasoning not to invest out of state is an emotional one then maybe dive a little deeper and figure out if there is a way to over come your discomforts.

Those who do understand it aren’t struggling.Here’s the common flaw: people think a circumstance equals motivation.Foreclosure = motivatedTax lien = motivatedAbsentee owner = motivatedThat’s just not true.Motivation is an emotional response to a circumstance, not the circumstance itself.Let me give you an example.

This miscommunication almost always causes problems and escalating emotions. 

Sometimes, bridging these emotional gaps can be the key to closing a deal.

The law requires you to accept emotional support animals, but it does not give the tenant a ticket to violate basic rules.

That's the beauty of investors, keep emotion out of it.

Lawyers, police, emotional stress, your name associated with a shooting, stigma on your building, opportunity cost by being distracted, possible jail time... none of that is good for business.

This deal, which combines emotional connection, market opportunity, and long-term financial growth, is a How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Most aren't putting anything inaccurate in the deck, but they anything in there is designed to create an emotional response to the property, and anything NOT in there is intentionally left out.  

Because honestly, at one point, I considered his offer and was afraid of the possibility that if I didn't accept I'd be taken to court and be responsible for putting my children on the street, and I can see those types of scare tactics and resulting emotions being enough to scare someone into complying with a transaction no matter how laden it is with misrepresentation, non disclosure and fraud it could be.Again, I don't know if I misunderstood the laws and regulations or not, I could be wrong.