Please contact me for all your real estate needs here in KC.

@Paul Parker local contacts will probably yield better results.  

@Jennifer McElliottI think #1 will be your biggest obstacle - the fact that you are not familiar with the area and also that you don't have a team in place to help you find, rehab and manage the properties, as opposed to your existing contact where you live.I think there is nothing wrong with looking at AL once you move there for opportunities, but you have the WA market to always fall back to since you know it well.

This is the right place to be to get the info you need. 

I can provide more specific info into how the numbers will work for me if needed.Any tips, info, warnings, or other things I should know?

The podcasts are great and provide a wealth of knowledge, but there is a ton of great info here on the site also. 

Any info and insight would be greatly appreciated!...

Many flippers use that money to invest as well and can leverage their existing contacts to possibly find better deals, but ultimately it is just another job.At the moment, I have a job that makes good money so I only buy and hold.

I contact the sellers, ask all the questions about the property, collect images and know their motivation.

When I contacted another agent to list my property, they said the previous listing is "withdrawn" and not "cancelled".