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I ultimately went with Arizona because I thought I would rather visit AZ twice a year than Oklahoma, Ohio, or Illinois.Phoenix and Tucson were equally good choices- but there were a few other cities I also really liked.I looked for any city/community with consistent job, population, and wage growth.

I've also found tenants from online classified ads, holding an open house, and from my own website. 

When meeting people that you may potentially work with I would suggest setting up appointments with them on your visit and to see them in person.

[Anyone can use an amortization website (eg. usmortgagecalculator dot org) to work out acceptable terms].I agree with those suggesting don't offer asking price, but you maybe ok to offer a bit over your provable sold comps (before or instead of bothering with independent appraisals)?

My first go to is the assessors website.

You should be able to locate your COE on the eBenefits website.

In this time span I am doing flips and saving from my current professional career.In this 1-2 year timeline we would we would meet on a consistent basis and develop a solid plan of action to acquire these syndication deals.At this point I would like to connect with people and see if our interests align and if we could work well together.I currently have interest from several people that have either an extensive finance background or have many properties in their portfolio already.I currently have no deals in my portfolio but what I bring to the table is experience in building websites, marketing (specifically search engine optimization), good financial understanding, and a great ambition to succeed in real estate.If this is something that interests you please message me for more information or to ask any questions. 

@Tristan S. and I were hoping to swing by on an ad hoc visit.

You may also want to hire a PTM and require they visit the property via required maintenance agreement clause.You may also want to consider setting up a Phone System for your tenants to call and leave a voice mail.