Someone might get value out of it though.  

What type of property do you plan to purchase(Single, multi, commercial, etc) and where do you plan to buy it?

Haha I love that, I was born into the computer world but the way you describe finding real estate deals back then reminds me of a scene out of lord of the rings.

(The Black Friday sale on the Bigger Pockets bookstore was where I did my own Christmas shopping so my family knew what to ‘buy’ for me!).

Some will dangle out-of-market offers in a term sheet, then ask for substantial sums of money right away.

I don't recommend throwing the baby out with the bath water, and definitely make sure you understand the nature of the Mentor you choose.BP is a great resource to meet some amazing people. 

Plus new folks do a very poor job of screening the buyer for Ability To Repay (ATR) which involves pulling full doc and calculating the borrowers DTI, honest income, honest debt payments, prior debt payment histor (FICO) etc etc.Plus shockingly (or shocking to sellers) if you bought this investment house, fixed it, then are selling with financing you are selling "inventory" and y9ou owe taxes on the gain in the year of sale, you are NOT able to use installment sale to spread out paying taxes. 

My initial interest in out-of-state investing stems from the high cost of multifamily properties in New York and the state’s renter-friendly laws.

A new owner would get to be a part of that vote.  

I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself here on BiggerPockets. My name is Carsyn Childress, and I work in the acquisitions department at REI Nation, i.e. I buy houses!
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