Investors are old fashioned, lazy not very smart or tech savvy, can't see the bigger picture have no patience, refuse to leave their old ways behind nd invest time and effort (and brain power) into new ways, they don't "get with it", they don't get with the times, they don't educate themselves, they think they know better.Here is my investor journey in a nutshell.I came to BP, most people gave me cra advice, I didn't agree, but I tried anyways, failed, I said, screw this, I am doing this Y way.

If you think you'll enjoy WORKING in real estate as a LANDLORD, then you should try it in whatever limited fashion you can (remotely in your case at first). 

You could also look int programs like the good old fashioned Dave Ramsey Plan or talk with the folks at the CCCS (Consumer Credit Counseling Services) https://credit.org/cccs/.

We got the house we wanted in the town we wanted, made some very minor upgrades and benefited from good ol' fashion California appreciation.Also if wanting to reduce your risk and exposure on your first BRRRR you could partner with a friend/family member.Lastly there are some more affordable parts of California or for your perhaps AZ that while long distance may be close enough for at least a few drives to the area to meet face to face with folks and get a feel for the market.

If not the business is losing money. my point is and its a point to the US  is that rents when I started funding out of state rehabbers in 2000 ish.. were already 750 to 900 in those same cities they are still 750 to 900  average rents.. no way they rose 3% in a linear fashion over the last 20 years..

Qualifications are capable and responsible workers who can work on a budget in a timely fashion. 

Our only problem is pulling conventional loans via our business, as it doesn't provide income in an orderly fashion like banks and standard lenders prefer.

, find out about BP, become obsessed and listen to podcasts during all free times, read books/blogs/articles, latch onto different strategies and come up with plans to execute and do nothing (repeat 5x), realize you can't "boil the ocean", and then take a step back, break down the to do list in an executable fashion and move forward.

In BP fashion, here's a snippet from the numbers we ran via the buy & hold calculator:We joined the BP community late last year and have learned so much from the webinars, podcasts and from folks here on the forums - for that, we would like to express our gratitude and appreciation for all those folks who've helped us along the way! 

But nothing gets better then the good old fashion referral.