Every thing you read in these forums about rehab, contractor and landlord mistakes, I've done it.

I'm sure that your contractor will be great, but it never hurts to get some unbiased eyes on the work being done.If you need help finding financing, I'd be happy to help you find something, regardless...Happy Investing!

With a natural in and use owner occupied housing, you could likely end up with 1-2 houses a year (each in a new city).The other option is when your baseball career is over, you will most likely end up back in your home town, so you could start the brrrr process there with maybe your parents checking in on the work the contractors and property managers are doing.Best of luck.

We are contractors with different expertise and want to figure out a way that is fair both to get compensated.

Buying site unseen is a huge risk unless the buyer and wholesaler have a history doing deals together.My buyers trust the deals that I bring them, but I also provide them with in-depth inspection reports along with photos/videos of the inspection along with multiple cost to completes through multiple contractors.

He deals with vendors and contractors.  

Since you're investing from a distance, I recommend interviewing multiple agents, lenders, property managers, contractors, and other professionals to build a strong and reliable team.

You will get away from income taxes and annual registration fees by going to the townships, but your property taxes skyrocket which may offset some of the rent increases.

But make sure to build a strong core 4 if you invest out of state (deal finder, your property manager, your lender, and your contractor).5.

A client of mine recently invested there and raves aboutt the ease of finding solid contractors who stick to the budget.One piece of advice: before jumping into any market, spend time understanding the local economy, demand drivers (like job growth and population trends), and the landloard laws.