My goal is to help people invest in properties and grow my business, but as a beginner, I'd love some advice on getting my foot in the door. 

I'm Diane :) By day I'm an executive assistant to c-suite execs, by night I run my own virtual assistance business, and 24/7 I think about investing in multifamily homes.

Quote from @Michael K Gallagher: Quote from @A Rao: I invest in land and have done entitlement/zoning and other DD work successfully for years.A broker called me this morning on a property I have on a busy interesection and has a QSR client who likes the location, but does not want to do a ground lease, only a build to suit. 

A few others have me mentioned other rust belt cities reviving because of cheaper housing prices, rising rents, and new business moving in.  

We have several vendor business members in the title space that are very investor friendly.

If you have equity and decent credit, a conventional Fannie Mae HomeStyle (or the Freddie Mac version) would likely be the better option instead of an FHA 203k loan (which will require a 3rd party HUD consultant to oversee the deal in addition to having the contractor involved). 

Going OOS involves a LOT more trust & risk with whatever team you put together. 

I'd love to connect and discuss how we can help grow each other's businesses.  

Anything you do remote will come at a cost of operational inefficiencies and a higher cost of doing business.

Granite was out and quartz was in.....then certain types of granite, the less busy ones, made a comeback.