I hold open house style showings.

We've been using Lowes Style Selections Natural Oak 7mm Thick Wood Plank 8"x48" Laminate Flooring in 100 rentals for years.

What style of management do you plan? 

Scientifically speaking, hurricanes are certainly a threat - in the last few years, Houston has had more "500-year" and "100-year" style storms than ever before.

You will learn many things such as their management style, how well they can run a business, their risk tolerance and etc.

We invested approximately $500,000 to renovate the building into six residential condominiums and two retail condominiums including an award winning bar/restaurant and an Italian-style coffee shop.

I look for neighborhoods in these areas that have older style homes but with scattered higher price renovated homes.

Hey all,I'm just getting started with out-of-state real estate investing and I'm curious about which style of loan to look for.Do I stick to a conventional loan while I'm learning or go straight for the more "investor-friendly" loans such as "Fix to Rent", "Stable Bridge", "Multifamily Value Add". etc.I am focusing on small multifamily properties (2-4 units), but I am also taking a look at some single family properties as well.An additional question would be whether I speak with national lenders like BiggerPockets partner lenders or focus on lenders in the area I'd like to purchase (San Antonio). 

It still is very people oriented, just like real estate investing.

An institution, whether you are using "conventional" or "portfolio" style of money should have better terms and MORE money for you than any private lenders.