Best thing is to find a solid balance, invest in what you're comfortable with and ideally find boots on the ground of these markets with people you can trust.Check out some of the podcasts on investing out of state and specifically @David Greene 's book on Long Distance Real Estate investing.

@Scott Duerk have you read Long Distance Real Estate Investing from David Greene?

Assuming they give you the green light, you will need to get permits.

I live and invest in Greeneville / Greene County in East TN.

Big thanks to David Greene for his book, as that opened my eyes to how realistic success can be.I still have to determine which market I’d like to work in.  

Three books to start I would recommend are No and Low Money Down by Brandon Turner, The Book on Long Distance Investing by David Greene and The Book on Rental Properties by Brandon Turner (and yes they are all BP books xD) Each of these will give you great advice to start with on financing deals with minimal cost, factors to consider/look for when going into rentals, and how to make long distance investing feel much more streamlined and doable.

Many green real estate investors have been bitterly disappointed that expected cash flow never materialized.  

I am very green, however I have General Contractors in my family who are willing to help on the project,  What would be the process to acquire a hard money loan so that I can get my first project going?  

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I'm still green and am still learning everyday.