these investors were all chasing easy OOS cash flow:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1010977-12-00...if you're serious on investing in an OOS market i'd pick one, get to know it, go to it in person, and build a team, and then determine what would you need to do to get a good return in that market. 

If anything, have a small sign in front of the house that says who the builder is and phone number (that's common for contractors to do, and also so that neighbors feel they have some to call if there is dust blowing from the site or whatever), and then you may have people calling you asking about availability (people always want something more that they had to chase and can tell their friends the story of how they got the house). 

Just know that if you are moving somewhere to chase the hot market, it will only stay hot for so long.

Aswe were doing, this, I kept telling him Self Storage right now is oneof the top Real Estate investments out there and there is a lot ofCASH chasing Self Storage investments.

Housing isn’t just another commodity; it’s a basic need, and it’s disturbing to think of families losing homes while corporations chase higher margins.For now, I’m left wondering what this case will reveal as it moves forward.

I closed for both sides and had a chase them round for final signatures.Also might I add the property could be falling down, you basically have to send your staff out to take pictures and videos to send to them to get them to even budge on any price.These homes they have have been sitting a long long time and most cases they are on the city’s list of zombie homes and ready to be demolished, you won’t find that out with no title search and survey, you find that out the day your workers show up to work ready to get this thing back to livable to be met with more money spending ventures.Bottom line.

This approach does not work on every deal, but if they are doing 1 out of 3-5 deals like this, it really helps the fix & flipper to develop long term wealth, rather than just chasing the next deal for chunks of money. 

I am also a lender, with Chase Bank, but want to expand my knowledge on hard money and private financing options.

That said, I prefer Chase since they have all the functionality you’d need. 

I would be cautious chasing the 1% rule, a lot of the time it puts you into less desirable neighborhoods or into properties that haven't been completely renovated.