Obviously, a good team will be crucial for you since you'll be investing out of state.

That sounds like a strategy that some of the YouTube gurus are teaching to wannabe investors with no money or experience and that is going to end up with a lot of deals going sideways as these buyers will probably fail because overpaying is obviously a bad strategy to begin with. 

Relationship wise, obviously you are much more willing to trust a repeat contractor versus someone you are using for the first time.

Obviously the net number is what's most important to sellers typically but I have found escaltion clauses and offering free rent backs to the seller are just a couple of ways to make your offer stand out. 

Obviously this depends on whether Local, Esq. is willing to do it (and whether there is a state-specific bar requirement just for this type of work), but I want an outside perspective first.Thanks,Looking in Baltimore

I would be glad to introduce you to her if you are interested.Saying that, I obviously think multi is the way to go. 

Obviously areas like bloomfield hills are class A and most of detroit is class D, but how do I go about finding what to expect in other areas.

Obviously, this is just my own analysis but the new administration anticipation is the flavor of the year.I'm still yet to be fully sold that we're healthy as a country and that 100% of what we're being told will happen-- I'm betting less than 50%.

The investor that I work with are looking for a market that they can get cashflow right away but also the the area growth makes appreciation obvious.  

When I invest  today and many of the investors that I work with, find investing in newer areas, in newer properties, and in areas that the appreciation is obvious, is a great strategy.