It is a community of lenders that you may fit into! 

I care deeply about good Architecture and being a developer is the best fit for me to introduce a better built environment.

Both of the books are available in audio, physical book, or kindle format and are on sale for Black Friday right now at the amazon links I listed above!!

Like Brandon mentioned - you sound like the picture perfect classic "DSCR Loan" borrower - dscr loans are made for exactly this typically - LLC friendly and usually the best fit for when investors hit the 5 or so property mark and hit a roadblock with banks, cash etc like you desribed.Check out this 12-part article series published here on BP on all about DSCR Loans, hope it helps!

I am looking for insight on whether out of state investing is a good strategy for a first-time investor and/or a fit for me and my situation.

Unfortunately, there is no one size fits all approach.

Are you tracking the leads in a physical format?

There were some items that just didn't fit the standard I want in my MTRs (like my giant bean bag lol)

The irony of the 1% "rule" is that those who could even use it effectively don't need it, ie if you need to spend more than 30 seconds thinking about whether it fits the guidelines you're probably not educated enough in RE to use it anyway. 

Purchase price: $125,000 Cash invested: $50,000 I am currently looking for properties for a newly formed non-profit group that wants to supply affordable housing for disabled veterans in the San Antonio, TX, area.We are looking for SFH, Dups, Trips, or Quads to rehab and meet ADA standards for hold rentals for the disabled veteran community in SA.If you know of anyone looking to sell a property that might fit our criteria please reach out and give us some support for the disabled veterans community in SA.