I would like to take my funds and invest out of state.

What region of NY state are you in and who are your usual customers? 

Currently I hold a few rental properties in California, but I am looking to expand out of state mainly because of the cost to acquire new properties in California has made it difficult to grow here.

I went to Uncle B’s in NY state.  

, but we are in a situation & desperately need some help/advice.Basically my question is: Given our situation (which I’ll state to come), would you guys recommend we go about trying to find investors to buy our property, or go about things the traditional route and find a realtor?

check with a local attorney there are rules for filing liens of course anyone can file them but that does not mean they were filed legally.. in most states you have to give a PRE lien notice in writing and by certified mail.. you have time limits to file it.. so if they try to cloud your title they are taking a risk of slander of title. not that they have any money to pay if they lose but you can fire back with that if you need to.

I am out of state so it's tough to do something like that unless I fly in or something.

I don't want to have to open another LLC and file taxes in another state for business. 

The housing market is pretty crazy here with a ton of people moving here from out of state.

If your contract states that you can do an inspection, then the seller needs to abide by the contract.