They have an app that you can run comps on, play with rehab budgets, do ARV calculations as you drive for dollars and apply for the loan on the spot.

In order to stretch further away, it is an 8 hour drive or an hour flight. 

I don't think a RE license course is going to go deep into creative finance.

And it may be worth spending a few hours deep diving into other PM's - talk to other investors, look at Google reviews...surely there have to be a few quality PM's near you. 

I would anticipate roughly 20-40k depending on how deep you have to go.

There are 4 to 5 houses on this private drive way which is paved like a street but is not maintained by the city and most if not all of these houses belong to family members in the estate.I have to concerns about buying this property and please fill me in on your thoughts and opinions.  1. 

Most of the first page now seems like its sponsored ads so I typically will go several pages deep when researching something.

The next neighborhood over (literally across the street) is pretty nice, but falls in a different township that has higher property tax, and then the next neighborhood (about a 4 min drive and 15 minute walk) is much lower end, and while fine class C-ish area, you can't push rents much, and the village has its own income tax, so you will pay 2% of your net to the village...But back to first comment: take 4-5 days and travel to each.  

Consider emerging Sunbelt markets like Phoenix, Tampa, or parts of North Carolina (like Raleigh or Charlotte) that continue to see high migration and job growth, driving both appreciation and rental demand.

While I’ve recently joined Intero Real Estate in Fremont, I bring a data-driven, analytical approach to real estate, thanks to my engineering and project management background.Over the years, I’ve lived in various parts of the Bay Area and have developed deep knowledge of local neighborhoods, schools, and market trends.