He's an agent with RE/MAX, one of the largest franchises with a great training program and a lot of tools for their agents to use and build a successful business.

I have a house that’s a long term rental upstairs and a medium term downstairs.

Its 20 years later I have money in the bank, great credit,  living alone very modestly, and a business that is doing well.

And as mentioned above, if the lender you are speaking with doesn't know what that is...then you need to go to a different lender.  

That makes a real difference.Initially we had one originator, one part-time processor, and a part-time admin assistant. 

Around this time I discovered Bigger Pockets and a bunch of real estate platforms online.

This.Also, if you were the tier 1 worker bee at a relocation company who wants to get a family housed, happy and as quickly as possible, would you accept the word of a guy who sells a course to new-to-MTR investors that "here is Eli; please send him all of your business.

Myself and a friend are looking to get into investing in buying hold single-family homes.

Out-of-state investing makes the most sense for me—it’s impossible to cash flow anywhere near me, and moving wouldn’t make sense because I wouldn’t be able to earn the same wages or find the same kind of jobs.Before this purchase, I already owned two properties: a long-term rental outside Houston, Texas, and a short-term rental in the Sierras in California.

as a flipper, with the participation of a wholesaler and a hard money lender, what actions should I take BEFORE I close and buy a house (tell me step by step please because i dont really understand the sequence of events) and also please tell me when to do due diligence to make sure how much does it cost to renovate the house and is it worth buying this house?