Educate/Learn (Read/Listen)2.

Educate yourself on investment fundamentals and understand lender criteria, such as minimum loan amounts and property requirements.

Recognize that going out of state will come with a lot of learning and education; there's a cost for that of your time and if its better served educating out of state or spending it on the property.

Also, I am connected with a lot of sophisticated investors on Linkedin and I don't want to lose their respect because I am starting to post educational content when I have never done any transactions.What do you guys think?

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

I have a great 1031 company I work with that has a lot of education and information if you want me to send it over. 

Educate yourself on the differences between checkbook control and custodial control.   

@Jed Butikofer you are in the right place to start getting the next level of education.

Tasks like furnishing, cleaning, and setup count, but education & research hours are generally disallowed.Bonus depreciation is 60% for 2024 and scheduled to drop to 40% in 2025 unless legislation changes.

Also, the dirty little secret is they can make MUCH more educating than actually participating in deals....