The housing market is red hot so much easier to start there but again market is a factor.

Root cause: mortgage lending industry is deregulated and federal standards override state and local standards, ostensibly to encourage more mortgage lending to more people.

No interior pictures in the listing is usually a red flag3. 

If you’ve lived in LA long enough, you probably remember fondly the red streetcars, rumbling through the city.

You can look into a DSCR loan and let it season as there is less red tape and it is more so based on the property making money as opposed to you and your ability to pay the mortgage. 

Possibly a red flag by itself.

Any red flags here?

I did give her a chance she had a couple questionable items but no huge red flags.

The agent told me it’s normal given that OKC is on red soil (or something along that line).

I am strongly leaning toward finding a real estate related legal position back in Texas, grow some roots, learn the local market, make local connections, build relationships, and then investing.