There are small communities in Texas where the 3 or 4 small brokerages in town just keep a list between themselves or have created a Facebook group among themselves to promote their listings.I have run across a few Brokers over the years that just worked with buyers in the purchase of HUD/VA foreclosures and were not Realtors and therefore not members of a Board/MLSHowever, in any MLS that I have been involved with if the Broker is a member of the MLS, all of their agents are also required to be members. 

In two detailed YouTube videos, Santarelli names each company and recounts fictional stories of his involvement in their successful through the online relaunching by Norada Capital Management.

Paul involves attending meetups and joining REIAs, working with professionals like CPAs, lawyers, and agents.

i keep seeing:1. buy out of state rental in a solid neighborhood with long-term potential (just as you are recommending) but then...2. have one rough tenant turn that costs a couple grand, and3. give up on real estate investing, and turn on everyone involved in the transaction for not guaranteeing that sweet cash flow in month 1 lol, yea there is a decent chunk of investors who get really butthurt by that one bad unit turn and just give up.

@Jamie Banks The issue is as far as I know almost all Leases when ALE types of companies are involved the  insurance policy holders are listed as the tenant.

Yes there are some big items involved in this, and I'm very excited to figure them out. 

By the time I got to that point the cost and time involvement was so high I decided it was a distraction to what was already working.  

There are some people that get lucky and earn cash quickly, but they generally hide the fact that it was pure luck or how much work was involved.

The settl4ement was private, but I bet it was at least $400k knowing the attorney's involved, maybe more. 

Permits may be needed for bedroom or bathroom modifications, especially if plumbing, electrical, or structural changes are involved.