yea, for right now I think my first property should be close (like not more than an hour drive) but I had thought about branching out to iowa city.

Arizona Real Estate Investor here looking to branch out with some Out-of-State investing in Cincinnati, Ohio!

Hello - I'm looking to diversify my business and branch out into some SFR rentals. 

But given the heightened competition I'm branching out into auction to find deals this year... and it appears to be bearing some fruit as long as this home is not a complete train wreck when I finally get to see it.

If you are sending out a wire and you are in a branch, you may insist that they call immediately.

What do you know most about RE, farms, motels, cafes, homes, storage buildings...... play on what you know best and branch out.Being the small investor has advantages, you are quicker to meet people, quicker to spot a deal, you don't have to follow structured steps and jump through hoops like corporates do, you can be agile in the market, move to any strategy on a property that solves the problem at hand.

With all due respect, your user ID implies that you are professionally obligated to know this information; go ask your branch manager.

He went to their main branch and spoke to someone handling international financing.

There are better deals to be had when you branch out of Portland.

Play by the rules.There are plenty of great colleges and universities here in Texas including the two main systems, University of Texas with lots of branches, and the A and M system also with many branches across the state.