There are obviously many things to know when investing thousands of miles from where you live but the single best advice i can give you is to find the best PM you can in the area.Investing out of state is all about the relationships you built with people in your investing area.

I would first suggest you go back and listen to every pod cast you can in the archives here on BP all the information you need is here you just got to watch it , read it , and ask questions..

Currently I perform energy audits and make recommendations to homeowners and landlords for energy efficient improvements.My hope is to learn as much as I can in real estate and in a 5-10 yr time turn it in to a full time business that can provide me a career on my own terms and do one of the things I love which is to look at properties.

On the other hand, I am wary of risks and changes .... so here I am dipping my toes in and ready to absorb any & all information that I can in order to make our dreams a reality!  

that being said, i look for ways to save money any way i can in my business and the flat fee has become an incredible tool for just that.

They are serious about leveraging each dollar that they can in order to build while prices are still depressed.Are you one of the 1 out of 3?

I can in and said the opposite I had a letter of intro from my commercial bank backed up by REAL proof of funds.. so they know I was real.

Do you have any wealthy family or friends that have a big fat bank account that you could "borrow" their bank statement as proof of funds, then put it under contract and wholesale it?

That would be a big fat NO in my opinion.You are going to entrust 1 million dollars of your money without even knowing if they are qualified to help you??

Since you have limited your choices, I would spend some time looking at as much as you can in all of those areas.