Doctor and novice real estate investor looking to meet like-minded people for group buy & flips to raise capital for personal buy & holds.

Try to engage with as many like minded individuals as you and those who have already done what you’re looking to accomplish.

The only thing that comes to mind are prorated taxes.

The peace of mind of having no mortage payment?

It's pretty expensive but worth the peace of mind.

You'll find a lot of like-minded people here on BP and a lot of great information.  

Liens are also great as you mentioned on interest, Indiana comes to mind for me because it's close and the % isn't too bad.  

I am not saying that you should not listen to RE agents , but keep in mind that most of them needs to sell at the end of the dayAnother place to visit is the local REI club, tons of useful information and real insights if the marketLast - educate your self as much as possible regarding tenant - landlords rules and regulations for the specific city, try to learn about city cose violations etc... this way you will not be surprised down the road.I also like to recommend BP book by David Greene "long distance investing" it is very useful resource and should prepare you well for ling distance investing.Last - Good luck !!!

Find some like minded people. 

@Katie Sorensen Thank you very much for your reply, I’ll keep that in mind when he time comes.