Plus, they can give you the lowdown on the whole process and help you every step of the way.You've got this!

As Hai mentioned in BC there are a couple of extra things to factor in if your parents sell it to you-the capital gains, foreign buyer's tax AND the property transfer tax all apply in BC and the middle one is not cheap (an extra 15%). 

I've done most of my investing out of state.

Isaiah, I would suggest starting out with doing some research on some of the available platforms like AirDNA.

These documents include your operating agreement/ corporate bylaws, articles of organization, certificate of standing, and the EIN letter. 

For context, I'm in a state with land trust statutes.- If I pay property taxes online (let's say with a credit card), will my name show up as the payor or will the trust/trustee's? 

Quote from @Fernando Martin-Gullans: Hey y’all, I’m a retail investor with 2 SFH rentals worth a combined ~$650k looking to utilize some of my stored equity to buy more out-of-state properties, but I’m not quite sure how best to proceed given that my interest rates are incredibly low (leaning me away from refinancing) and neither property is owner-occupied (which I believe prevents me from using a HELOC).

Often he has difficulty collecting the tenants share of the rent.

If I did I would been out of my 9-5 4 years earlier I bet. 

Hey Stepan, Some changes I'm advising and seeing my clients implement are expecting an extra 3 months of holding time and undervaluing the ARV just a bit due to high inventory on the market.