Maybe it is more prevalent than I know, but anyone selling a property on leased land must make that clear.  

But to be frank, CA's trajectory is impossible to replicate as working remote has become more prevalent, companies more “decentralized”, and more people think about not just professions, but also lifestyles these days).Are you able to find trustworthy realtors/PMs or even service providers?

I think it should probably be pointed out that, if finding a good Investors Agent was easy (or common), the topic and discussion wouldn't be so prevalent on BP.

Just interested to hear your thoughts on that.As I was reading through this thread, that was my thought as well.Every market is going to be different in terms of what acquisition strategies are working, the types of houses that are prevalent, the types of buyers that are prevalent, the cost of labor and materials, etc.I don't know about you, but it typically takes me a couple months to really learn a market, and it can take me a couple of rehabs before I'm comfortable with the nuances of the houses in a new area, the details of the permitting/inspection process in a particular area and finding/vetting contractors.I couldn't imagine trying to teach a new investor in an area that I'm not familiar with unless I had spent many weeks/months on the ground getting the lay of the land (and I've rehabbed in about a half-dozen different parts of the country).

Without seeing photos, the age of the property, and knowing more about prevalent soil characteristics around the area, it's difficult to say.

You may be required by the prevalent electrical choose to ground the outlets and they may not work properly if you don't.

unfortunatly these are the areas were rentals are prevalant and out of state investors have no clue... 

Removing myself as an authorized user could either help my score (lower utilization ratio) or hurt my score (shorten my credit history, make the few dings on my credit more prevalent.) 

You give up most control and liquidity but you can get a very good return as a passive investor.I will not address the whole active real estate investor arena (flips, buy & hold, notes, liens, subject to, wholesaling, etc) that has been touched on by other posters and is prevalent on BP.

Seller financing is the most prevalent one that comes to mind but there are many more.