That being said, the OP is still spot on and the savvy OOS investor (or let's be honest, even the savvy local investor) will either avoid those types of properties and flips or do some incredible due diligence to get a stellar team in place--but even then...The trick to out of state investing is essentially replicating your presence in the area through your agents/team.

In the name of asset protection you will get crummy rates on short, adjustable terms while the rest of the normal world gets awesome low-down fixed rates that stretch for 30 years.Establishing a web presence never hurts, but don't get bogged down in over-sophisticating little houses. 

I'm not 100% new to Bigger Pockets, but I'm certainly "rebooting" my presence here and wanted to reintroduce myself. 

Include presence of formal leases on all units.  

I am wanting someone local or regional to the southern US but I would be willing to chat with anyone if the presence is there.

A big part of our growth strategy is our web presence and search engine optimization.

This is a little hard to choke down, because I consider myself a business woman, but i went unsecured due to how much I know about her due to our relationship (she's my RE agent) her work ethic, her social media presence and advertising of her other businesses.

@Salvatore Tardio NWR has a presence in my market  - not to say that it can't work, I just strongly encourage you do your own due diligence on values and repairs.

So the best way to do about getting any leads is to get them yourself.Just create a website if you don't have one, and then build that online presences.

Anz has a presence in nyc