One of these days maybe @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner might put together an ebook on the variety of ways to finance deals, etc., including these.

Good to see you again - digitally. :) Yes, I'm still around... somewhat.

I always wanted to deal with those right there and closest to the action.Lastly take care not to get sucked into war zone's because they look good on paper.. the absolute highest advertised returns need to be vetted well so your not investing in a troubled area.To that end I wrote a little e book about the do's and don'ts  no  recommendation of markets or companies.. but 20 years of experience on the little things that you want to look out for when your buying out of state..... drop me a PM and I will shoot it over to youGood luck with your search I hope you find some good properties. 

Brandon Turner just put out a mini e-book on that exact subject.

Between the brawl with publisher Hachette over e-book prices, drones, and the Amazon Fire phone’s flop, losses are heading Amazon’s way."

@Joe Villeneuve   its funny I never heard of BP  so I spent 3 years on the Aussie forums and got somewhat of a rep I have been helping many of these folks almost weekly... there was some bad actors preying on these people. that's why I wrote my E book the do's and don'ts..Again thank you so much for jumping in..

I would suggest that you look at a lot of properties and learn the numbers behind real estate (read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Every-Estate-Investor-Financial-Measures-ebook/dp/B004BKIEUS).

Brandon Turner has an excellent (and very short) e-book on how he would do it.  

Expect to only get ongoing mid-single digit returns on your cash if you're buying at market and letting someone else manage in San Diego.  

I'm seeing people get into these deals, the Cap rates are so low that even when fully levered using this program, the CoC returns still only hit the mid-high single digits.