I bought a house in Sumas up on the border.  

Your bandit sign should more prominently display your message and have your logo as a smaller piece of the overall real estate.

They are crunching numbers, and numbers know no borders :)  There is very little to know that is different from state to state.

I talked to the seller and it is bordering on a distress sale.

@Mike Williams , I'm not a lawyer so this isn't legal advice, but it would seem that you're bordering on blatantly discriminating against people with disabilities by excluding them out of hand.

For example the one that I live in I put in no pets, no smoking, no sublet, no waterbeds, no inflammatory speech displayed in window,  can't use the roof, decorations must not destroy walls. 

I haved near the border a few years and I know your probably better off just collecting the rent....

I read all these rules of thumb and realize they do not apply at all for California real estate (specifically Greater Los Angeles).I find it frustrating that it seems the general opinion is to invest in your home state first and then branch out across borders however with the overinflation of real estate prices in my area I don't see it feasible to pay such a great deal of money for so little of a property/no cash flow especially since its not my objective to speculate on appreciation.So far from my reading and learning I have decided I would like to focus on SFR/Multi-family.

Focus on arts, entertainment or business districts bordered by Maryland, I-15, Wyoming and US 95.

Also, you might be a candidate for online advertising via Adwords and Google Display Network.