I mean there have been a few people here and there that I have spoken with but I've also read where traditional lenders and even some real estate agents are less inclined to work with new real estate investors, especially when looking at smaller less expensive properties starting out.

The sooner you can make others confident of your brand, the faster they will be inclined to work with you. 

But now I am inclined to use 1031 exchange instead.

@Jason Lee, in New York, brokers are less inclined to show their buyers homes that are "for sale by owners". 

If this is her one and only path to happiness (which I would highly question, unless she has spent considerable time shadowing NDs, spending time in clinics volunteering, has experience in that vein, etc...), then it is necessary for her to realize this dream is not possible right now. 

If you buy a value add property, you might end up growing your equity too.Given how far prices have run up in CA, I would be more inclined to consider a sale and reinvestment into a market that offers better value.

You really do have to reach out to people in those areas for advice on managing remotely and what areas of a city are more inclined to generate positive income.

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One you show them why you are offering what you are and they would be more likely inclined to respond.

While @Marcia Maynard gives solid advice, WA has a reputation for being super tenant-friendly; whereas my experience in NH is that our courts are less inclined to tell landlords what they can and can't do with their own property, so long as the proper procedures are followed precisely and the landlord adheres fully to all applicable statutes.If the tenants are in a lease term, they can not be evicted for cause not stemming from violation of lease provisions, nor should they be; as they entered into that lease in good faith that they would have a place to live at least until the expiration of the term.