I actually found Charlie Reep by looking on the Internet before reading Josh's post above, but he is great.  

My wife and I are looking at eventually becoming investors so found BP and am looking forward to learning more about what we're potentially getting ourselves into. 

As a tenant I have always been very easy and non confrontational, but after I found out my land lord, who is my neighbor, was running their jacuzzi off of my electrical panel, I've always had to question their integrity.

You just found both a deal AND a buyer, even if they don't match.Finding eager buyers?

I found the site through the podcast, actually.  

Never had issues with late/missed rent, but I ended up offering cash for keys after about a year because I found there were a lot of headaches unrelated to rent payment - noise, unreasonable maintenance upgrade requests, no respecting communication boundaries, etc.

Welcome @Cynthia Muniz  I personally found a wealth of knowledge from listening to the BP podcasts with investor interviews.

On the renovation loans which I have personally used I have found local portfolio lenders.

I have found LA County to be too pricey for cash flow in a buy and hold, although we did one flip there and it worked out great.

@Andrew R. the NRW 91-01: Withholding on Sale of Real Property by Nonresidents is a good link - I went to bookmark it and found I had already done so in 2012 :)My understanding is that it's "withholding" meaning the seller may get some or all of it back once s/he/they file a tax return in Rhode Island for that year.Also a close reading mentions a possible exemption for sellers 55+"In the event that the sale of the property by a nonresident will not be subject to tax under Sections 121 (One-Time Exclusion - Over 55 Principal Residents)... the nonresident seller must make the gain election and file the RI Form 71.3 Election even though no withholding need be made""If the property Martha was selling was her residence and if she otherwise qualified and intends to treat the sale under Section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code (one Time Exclusion Over 55 Principal Residence), she would still have to file the election form 20 days before the closing but would complete the election form and use the special types of transactions area on the back.