If they liked the apartment, they could apply (pay the application fee per adult, and complete the application), and I would perform screening, and provide an answer within 24-48 hours.This process allows for a few different filters.

They should have zero blemishes, if you provide dented/scratched appliances you are telling your tenant that you don’t care about the property and they should go ahead and dent/scratch your property. 

He goes to the site and provides an estimate to me that I will hold him to and he also pulls in his realtor friend to ensure my estimated ARV is correct and we can sell at the highest point. 

and when you're back stateside you can use your Bill to purchase houses that you later convert into investment property using your stock account to provide horsepower for lending. 

I'd definitely take a look at those Wholesaling categories and identify some individuals that you'd like to mentor/partner with and see if theres any way you can provide value and/or just reach out to them and ask!

I have reached out to Kent twice for his feedback on your involvement or lack thereof and he has provided none.

Hey @James Yang great questions, and I'll try to provide perspective below.

Depending on your specific goals and why you are investing some of the out of state markets can provide more headache than the cash flow is actually worth. 

As far as mobility goes, this is what I'm personally hoping to accomplish in my life outside of real estate, there are plenty of resources (tumbleweedtinyhouses.com) that provide information regarding the legalities of what is considered to be a "mobile" home and everything involved on that end of things.

A cash out refinance is a 1st lien position restructure of the entire mortgage that allows you to pull equity out as a lump sum and all is provided at closing.