I will make sure the next installment of tenants from hell include a ton a fridges from hell.

It depends on the bank @Yash Bajpai , probably a local bank which is all over the state will be better then very small/ family owned bank type. this are much stricter and often just want to work with Local state residents with some track record. you could contact a local mortgage broker that could shop for you.And, if you are planing to buy in this state it is wise to open a checking or saving bank account with one of the local banks.

There have been quite a few podcasts on finding deals, but I wanted to reach out to this community specifically for a few questions not often covered in the interviews:1) How do you get spun up on the new market you move to in order to shorten the time it takes to find your first deal?

I would like to think I will have referrals that I could kick over to a business partner; I just don't have the foresight to know how often those referrals would be. 

Often a DBA and partnership agreement is sufficient.  

if you didn't file then you can still do so.Lenders want at list 2 years financials and credit score. you could possibly House Hack a small multi family 2-4 units on very good first home buyers terms, which are often with very low down payment. 

A property purchased at Courthouse foreclosure often come with liens.

But $15K for any kind of rehab seems very minimal and there's more often than not other issues you will have to address that you weren't aware of.  

I've leased many times so know what to say to tenants - the pet discussion was thorough and often - we even delayed signing the lease as i was told by Mr tenant that his wife may want to buy a yorki-poo - (I was ok with it at the beginning but my policy is a higher deposit and I meet the dog) he finally tells me during our leasing process he does not want a dog and is deadly afraid of them and they will NOT have a dog in the house.The PM i'm partnering with in my business goes over today to do a property inspection - they hid the pitbull but the Yorkie-poo was found in the downstairs bathroom with a kennel and pee pads (meaning it's not potty trained) - I despise these little dogs as they will piss all over the carpet and since they're so little the tenants wont care or find the mess and clean it up. 

I have always been acutely aware of this limitation because in real estate we often do business with people that we also invest with.