My net worth is nonexistent so i will be betting on locating a property which will attract the interest of private investors.

Your best bet as to why they may be selling is simply because they are liquidating their assets, cashing out, or plan on moving onto other investments in different areas.

I bet that he'll respond.

Hi Teena, I agree with Walter, and believe targeting North/Central PHX and the West valley is your safest bet.

That’s the best bet.

When the cat leaves, the mice will play"As an out of state investor, the mice are always playing.It takes years and years to develop trustworthy relationships with feet on the ground.Even then, you will loose money just like we do to this day in Toledo to shady contractors, etc...And we have a whole team of people on the ground including myself and my co-founder.Granted, if you do it right you can find amazingly cheap deals, renovate and have immediate equity plus jaw dropping cashflow.I would advise moving to the market you are considering and getting your hands dirty for a few years.Easier said than done but if I moved from Sydney, Australia to Toledo, Ohio.Anyone can do the same lolWishing you much success

That's the properties i currently hold, a few more properties and i will be bringing in what i make right now working, in cash flow, and i could live off of that, the rest will be all theirs. i have done a some flips, i have made as little as $100, i have also made $50,000, so there are ways to get money when needed but no matter which type of investing you are doing it is always a gamble, but i think a variety of ways is your best bet, you are taking risks yet having some safe investments for those down times, the next best area may be the worst financial investment if you do not time things right, either buying or selling.There are probably investors out there that lose money on their properties but it is a tax advantage/ strategy for them and down the road when they sell, or their kids inherit, it would be worth a lot of money to either one. if you make a lot of money and you need a place to " dump " it, a losing property is a good hiding place especially if the kids inherit it later at current market value.There is no wrong way to invest, as long as you have a plan and an exit strategy.

That’s the best bet.

That is going to be a hard-hitting reality I am betting, just how far it does not go, given situation and especially looking at staying in the high price market. 

And a lot of folks just can't get over that control hurdle.For you NNN properties will be your next best bet (although good returns are hard to find).