You’ll find these have identical layouts, making it very easy to renovate, easy for maintenance, and the basement can become storage and laundry for extra income.

When you put it this way " If I had $100k would I invest it in this out of state rental in a neighborhood which I know nothing about" makes for an easy answer, No.Would rather look at markets where we have feet on the ground and local knowledge.

It's not going to be easy for you to househack AND be ROI positive.

not to slow down your enthusiasm.. however wholesaler is an advanced strategy and is pretty darn tough for some one just beginning.also many parts of the country its not like 10 years ago.. deals are scarce and competition fierce..just be careful not to put your self in a hole thinking this  is as easy as sending out a few thousand mail pieces..  

Fees should be clearly stated, easy to understand, and justifiable.

I've put some thought previously into investing in NLV or Hender-tucky before but... so far I've been sticking with turnkey in the Southwest and it's been very easy for me so far, very minimal turnover and no major issues with tenants. 

Grading and gutters are often easy and in expensive.

Easy.

It hasn’t been easy and I truly believe that without the right mindset I would have quit before I got started.

Using your real phone number makes it too easy for code enforcement to track down the bandit.