Similarly, a credit report fee upfront is reasonable, but these can often be avoided as well.

The value of the hotel is based off of how well it's being operated.My advice would be to get a job in the hotel industry.

I rented out the additional bedrooms to friends and family, charging them well below market, and sold when it was time for my wife and I to start our own adventures.

They have equity in a property or two and are hesitant to deploy it.Other investors I have worked with have found if they deploy this equity into a newer property as 25% down payment, they are able to find deals that work very well. 

Basically, lowering the sale price as long as the buyer pays all the owed taxes as well.

You definitely need the charisma and be well-verse to speak on it.

This is in Amsterdam, NY as well. 

I talk to a LOT of out of state investors looking near my hometown in the Akron/Canton area, as well as places like Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati.

Setting clear expectations can help you pretty much everywhere as well.

Wanting to know some basics as well as funding options.