My boyfriend and I are super interested in flipping and renting, with his primary interest in the hands-on side of reno and mine being the design and deal-finding side.

We incorporated stylish designer finishes and fun elements like a flip-out serve window from the kitchen to the deck.

From there, I'd like to achieve financial independence by the time I'm 35 and hopefully be able to focus on spending time with my family and growing my real estate portfolio.On the side, I'm working towards the CFA designation, I run ultra-marathons (got my first 100-miler in a month 😬), and I'm an altar server at my church.

2) Finding contractors to do design and renovate. 

It is designed to be moved from property to property.

We chose a Meditteranean design for the tiles in the balcony and bathroom to give it some character!

And I've learned the AMO designation simply means the property manager has a lot of paperwork and doesn't have any impact on customer service.  

I didn't own property in RI when I lived out of state though.I usually encounter the out of state issue at closings when one or more of the sellers are out of state (since the sale is subject to non-resident withholding).More rarely I encounter it when I run across tenant issues and the out of state owner has failed to file the nonresident landlord form with the RI secretary of state, since the consequence is "rent for the dwelling unit abates until designation of an agent is made and landlord shall be subject to a fine of up to five hundred ($500) per violation".Unfortunately the first time some out of state owners find out about that requirement is in eviction court when they find out that not only can't they evict, but they actually owe the tenant any rent that was collected during the tenancy before the form was filed.

Several management companies are able to automate specific reports and will work with you on what you'd like to see and how often you'd like them to send this data, other companies may have an online portal designed for investors so you have all of that information at the tip of your fingers at all times.5.

You , probably, should start your education that includes all of the real estate investment and later on try to settle on one or two niches that you like and concentrate on.