Thanks for the encouraging words!

I considered encouraging my son to do that.

I would encourage you to take a trip to the market you plan to invest in and tour some houses in the neighborhoods that you are looking at. 

I would encourage you to break it down into. 1) single or multi family 2) Buy and hold vs flip --I would definitely buy and hold if you have limited knowledge when it comes to property repairs (you can always flip later).  

But we also added lease options to our model which attracted a better tenant and lessened the the amount of work that it took to manage the lease option properties.So I would encourage you consider investing in your own back yard before going out of state, especially if you live in North Carolina. 

Scott actually teaches his group to encourage buyer/tenants to refi as soon as they are able to.

@Patrick Shep I would absolutely encourage you to apply without any co-signor.  

I encourage you to meet with a few different brokerages in your area and see which one is the best fit for you.

This is risky, but shifts the burden of paying the buyer agent from seller to buyer, and encourages buyers to avoid tire-kicking.3.

I live on Long Island in New York where tenant laws are not favorable for owners and often could encourage squatting.