Homes don't appreciate like they do in other parts of the country. 

.)- It appears you're also across the country from this borrower and the proposed property so you can't personally meet the borrower or monitor his progress if you decide to fund the deal.All of the above just adds to the risk of loaning on this deal. 

She helped four of my clients do 1031 exchanges here in the Berwyn/Cicero market last year, and her company specializes in 1031 exchanges all over the country.

I would like to do BRRRR and I am out of state (actually out of the country, but I am a US citizen and have lived in Illinois).

Best of luck as you get kicked off, if you have questions in the Collin country area I work mainly up here.

Managing 10 units already dispersed through the country and it's not as passive as I thought, even with PM.  5x this just makes it another JOB.  

I know people are doing this in several markets throughout the country. 

I work virtually all over the country. 

You can do a basic title search on a sheriff sale property like on any other property:  using a title company, attorney, or a visit to the country records office.This county's data may be online and searchable (sometimes for a fee), so you could try that, too.Best of luck!

Fingers crossed.