@Ahmed SublabanOn Metrolist, click the "Tax" link in the top menu bar, and then type in the address, and then the owner's tax billing address should be indicated on the property profile, which gives you their out of state mailing address.If any non-agents in the Stockton or Sacramento don't have access to MLS and need help, just let me know.

The utility bills are quite high ($150/tenant/month), and with the average rent for my units being 450, eat up 1/3rd of my income.

The power of real estate is letting the tenants pay your mortgage.

I'm not willing to buy anything in a C or D area, so if an out-of-town investor is, more power to them.

@Bill Hampton Thank you for the new tips!

You've got additional costs, time, billing and possible rescheduling now.

Better luck and better prospect with Marriott and Hilton brands, to get some good management companies - ultimately costing you 20% or more of the gross - when you add their extra-expenses of over staffing and unwanted maintenance and repairs bills, and, using their unused-resources to bill "your property" for services etc.

It is a HUD property and the power is currently off.

This is totally fine and I do see the power of it, it's just not for me (and my wife for that matter)It depends on how fast you want to achieve your goal and what you actually want to give up to get it.You can still hit your goal over the course of a few years by starting with just 1 property with a 20% down payment!!

We should have that auto loan paid off by November or December at the latest, and then we'll have $8k-$12k of income coming in every month with only a mortgage payment of $900 and a few household bills to pay from it.