Do you already own any properties, or are you just getting started and looking to purchase your first one?

Typically starting with a smaller rehab budget of $50K or less (maybe a max of $75K) and avoiding a 1 to 1(or higher) ratio of purchase to rehab costs is recommend when you are first starting out. 

(A) Pyramiding, where one exit's before cap-x cycle starts hitting.

@Juliann Morala if you're going to rent it out, start with a PMC! 

How do I even start the conversation as a tenant?

I am a wholesaler out of Maryland looking to start content creating on my journey, looking to connect with some people that do the same type of thing.

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

Have some very competitive prices to start with to get bookings and reviews.

This has been going on since I started in 2016. 

Is it a bad idea to start investing if I don't live in the country.