These buyers don't need to make a profit on their rehab and Cache Valley is DIY central.If you are intent on finding something here, you need to work your network or get out and pound the pavement. 

I think in the bigger pockets podcast #200, they talk about getting control of your life, and follow through, which they used the example of losing 10 pounds- you need to show dedication and make a real change in order to do so.

While my wife was there today she collected all the rents (our tenants prefer to put their checks in a lock box in the laundry room) and she drained out 2 pounds of quarters!

I haven't done any analysis, but one should also factor in the unwanted scenario of holding onto a long term vacancy in CA vs NV.

(We're still waiting on her disability which, in the state of Kentucky, does take a long time to get approved.)Moved, so I'm paying $400 less a month in rentLost 37 pounds (that's not real estate related, I'm just very proud of it).My wife found a job she loves so a lot of the stress I was experiencing from that has dropped off.My biggest accomplishment thus far is that I've reached out to a hard money lender in my area (that a couple of RE investors in Lexington pointed me towards), and I'll be meeting with him in the next couple of weeks to discuss using his services for my first deal. 

Anyways, I'm back in the market for my next rehab and Ive been pounding the pavement estimating rehabs, calculating ARV's, and placing max offers on properties.

Just connect with an investor friendly agent and reciprocate by referring unwanted leads to them when it's appropriate.

Anything we can do to protect ourselves from unwanted complications?

Sorry if I sound like a your parents, BUT . . . dropping out of high school when you have 2 years left to go is the definition of "penny wise, pound foolish." 

Added 3 pounds of R-22 ($300).