I am not sure if I am just worrying more because it would be my first rental because if that is the case ill continuously stop myself and gotta get over the hump sometime, i just don't want to jump in on a bad deal and sabotage myself from the start.As far as the rough part of town its in a small town in Vermont, so "rough part" is not the same here as in other areas of the country. 

I too will share what I learn as I continue through the process.

One of the BP books I ordered that I am interested in is Raising Private Capital, which is essentially a how-to guide for almost anyone in any financial position and how they can continually build their portfolio by working with others and their money.

Please inform me, educate me, I'm ready for all you have to offer.

So basically im sayIng with no hard experience besides BP podcasts and plenty of other self education.. is it too risky to invest OOS ?

Sounds like you've done the education, good luck on getting your feet wet! 

My second event i went on Craigslist to find an ad came across an ad saying Become a real estate investor earn while you learn, thought i give it a shot this guy was telling me about Renatus and great mentors they had he invited me to a meeting in south jersey on a Thursday night to watch a guy name scott rowe who has made millions of dollars off real estate education, before i went i had to research what renatus was and who these people the guy was telling me about needless to say i was skeptical about rowe and this guy name brian meara they said he does shortsales and i ask the guy who invited me what shortsale was and he said the host will tell me, sounded like he didnt know what it was either, for the most part all he said was that this was an opportunity of a life time, wasn't sold on that either so i sat there for about an hour and 20 minutes listening to scott say he was from Chicago show me picture of  his community a pie chart how to get into renatus how to pay for very expensive education how to get the money blah blah blah caught in quick that this was an mlm meetup.

Real estate seems to be the best vehicle to financial freedom, and to allow the time for more meaningful work such as volunteering or being more involved in the community.I've reached out to a few local investors to make some connections, but hope to continue to expand that circle. 

AirBNB obviously incurs the utilities (including internet...maybe cable/security), property management, and hotel/local taxes that I'm still trying to educate myself on...not to mention the upfront/semi-ongoing furnishing.

Top Positives:1. a lot of new job creation and growth2. very educated population3.