When it comes to investing out of state it is extremely important to build a reliable team in the market you want to buy.

@Fay Brown every single time I’ve bought property there’s been some compromise.It is extremely rare to find exactly what you want in any market, though obviously it’s easier in buyer’s market (ten years ago) then a seller’s market (today).A good real estate agent should be able to help as far as what are realistic expectations and what are some areas where compromise might be advisable, in order to open up the field of possibilities a bit.It’s definitely true though, that type of financing (or lack thereof, in your friend’s case) has no effect on determine what’s out there, available in the market for making an offer.My usual advice here is: Make your own market.

But the fact that she only paid a quarter of her rent less than a week after she was let go says to me that paying rent is either extremely low on her priority list or that she is irresponsible with her finances. 

This would help me a extremely to know what I should be looking for in a property. 

I think it's extremely generous of you to offer 10% discount and to offer buy a portable A/C. 

Despite what we may like to believe, this society is male dominated and can exhibit extreme forms of sexism. 

Any advice on this topic or any advice for that matter will be extremely appreciated!

@Charlie MacPhersonit is extremely rural located in a haynesville! 

Third, I want to tie the whole process together in an extremely detailed and transparent lending portfolio that lets me and investors remove the banks as middle men, and keep the profits in our communities, instead of going to the CEO’s already getting paid tens of millions.WhatThe Good Neighbor association is like a university that teaches the basics to living as a responsible, mindful neighbor.

But I held my "finger on a trigger for too long" and in a state of fear-impairment never dove into REI ..allot was at stake OR so I thought.. posting to Victoria & Vancouver BC (extremely expensive real estate market), raising two small children on only one average family income (barely meeting the ends), demanding work (out of the area taskings, 24/7 duty)..