Also, please go visit the area(s) your serious interested in... small price to pay against a much larger investment.Let me know if you have questions/help, I'm one of many (like you) who's gone out of state because it's crazy here..

The more people I help, my net worth through RE keeps getting larger 8 apartment complexes and 122 front doors total and counting.Swanny

Try a couple larger regional banks that lends in your area.

For larger repairs you can DIY and save tremendously.

I bought the property in cash through my LLC and have a cash budget for renovations.

Unfortunately, there are tenants still living on the property and they lived there for almost 20 years.My intention is to close on the property, renovated it and move my family into the property. 

Since then I have dreamed of flipping houses, now I am ready to take  action by investing my time as a designer to help a flipper, renovate buildings for profit. 

A house I recently renovated had through-the-wall units that were around 8-10 years old.

We first subtract 70% from the price of what the price of the home would be if it were completely renovated, then we subtract the cost of any repairs.

I am not talking about lipstick renovations, but rather full scale development.