I live on the east coast.

There may be restrictions on when you can exit and how you exit.

You won't be really able to find a tutor.I consider myself a Yardi expert focused on accounting.

@Matt Wan Many lenders require wet signatures on at least the Promissory Note but if yours does not, as a US citizen you could do the entire signing anywhere on the planet with a good internet connection + mic + camera via Remote Online Notarization (RON) for less than $200.If wet signatures are required, the answer then depends upon what foreign country you are in.

I have heard that CA is very competitive and very difficult to find deals in.

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

It's putting out lots of fires, managing finances like a hawk, keeping projects on time, in line and on budget, marketing the property & getting it through closing, and *then* doing it all over again - and that's if you're not doing any of the work yourself. 

Also not all deals on FB are bad deals - they just need to be vetted like every other deal.Note: This post is being made based on my opinion and I was not under duress or a threat of lawsuit.  

If you come across a better opportunity here in AZ where if you can take your 1M and turn it in to 1.2-1.3M ( maybe a value add deal) sell the house, take the equity and use it to get a bigger return.

Purchase price: $255,000 Cash invested: $100 Sale price: $260,000 3 /1 894 sqft What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?