If you're willing and able, I do recommend the "house hacking" strategy which is just a fancy name for buying a rental property and living in one of the units, because you'll get very favorable financing - an owner-occupied fixed-rate 30-year mortgage.I'd also say, analyze that property as if you won't live there and it's a pure rental, and make sure the property is still cash flow positive if there's a tenant in your unit because then you'll know if it's actually a good investment.And when you analyze it, include payment of a property manager in your #s because if you don't, and doing so would make it go cash flow negative, then you've just bought yourself a job because you literally can't step away from managing it without losing money.

Quote from @David Mancia: My Name is David Mancia, and at the end of last year I finally took the plunge and decided to contact RTR to buy my first out of state property, and I was contacted by Ms.

Before going get the list, what you think its worth and see what people buy it for. 

We've ranked 183 Detroit Neighborhoods for a better approach, yet warn clients we/they still need to evaluate the block before buying.

I'm a digital nomad who purchased a 4plex in Carson City, NV a couple of years ago as a buy & hold.

Quote from @Devan Szpak: Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Quote from @Jack Deer:  I think @Tyler Hall's answer was pretty spot on.You can buy liens in Texas, but it is pretty difficult and you do so with the owners approval and cooperation. 

Purchased my first Oklahoma rental in 1997 and own a large portfolio today and am still buying.

When I call the company what questions should I ask in order to know what I have to know if whether I would want to buy or wholesale (I've done neither ever) but just to get kind of a script or advice on what to say.

In Pittsburgh it’s the only way to buy rentals haha!