BiggerPockets along with members of the community helped me purchase my first out of state rental in 2014 with many more closings following that one (shout out @Ramon Jenkins).Since then I've done development syndications, container home developments, BRRRs, AirBnbs and I'm a CA Realtor in Santa Barbara/Ventura County (I would love to help you if you are looking in this area). 

If you use rent manager or many other property management softwares you can offer auto debit, credit card, e-check, and cash payments at retail locations (Walmart, ace, etc).

They both lend in Ventura County, so I assume they would lend in your neck of the woods too, but you would have to verify. 

I live in Ventura, California, but want to hook up with a broker in Palm Springs, California.

Congratulations @Mike Ventura

Hi Sean, I live in Ventura so I understand the price dilemma.  

In fact, it seemed to be dominated by a few big players who create a large barrier to entry by bidding properties up to the point where they would only make sense for those with in-house crews and who were doing an extremely high volume of deals.I'd love to hear peoples' more recent experiences at LA, Ventura and Orange County foreclosure auctions though, as perhaps this has changed. 

Up until about 2000 there were only ten and they were in alphabetical order (because that's how I remembered them) Alameda, Kern and LA,  Modoc, Monterrey, Orange, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Ventura. 

My name is Sarah Rune and I'm located in Ventura, CA.

I do some of the work myself, because I enjoy it and because I know I'll do a better job than many (interior wall painting -- I'm ace at cutting in!).