I personally won't touch residential properties as strictly cash flow investments - I love buy and hold, but I do it when I see a good buying opportunity in a specific market that I think will see appreciation in the next 18-24 months.

Buddy Holmes looking at it as a strictly investment not living in duplex.

I have been looking strictly on MLS.  

In aggregate - the BBQ in Raleigh and surrounding towns/cities is hands down better than Rochester. (4) There's just something about a Southern Girl - the girls kill their diets and cover up in sweaters & sweatshirts for 4 -6 months a year like they do in Rochester (5) NC never had Hillary Clinton as a State Senator.Reach out if you have any specific questions. 

The reason I have considered out of state (never on my radar) has strictly been lower purchase prices and higher growth areas.

Also, is the property owner occupied or strictly investment so that depends too.

Assuming you screen properly if you end up with a bad tenant it is the landlords fault for not training the tenant through strict enforcement of the rules.The best landlords are those that operate strictly on a professional bases.

This is strictly for investment.

I do know that the VA is pretty strict but I will definitely reach out to @Lesley Resnick  thank you. 

I want to have an agreement with the potential buyer that if a sale happens, I, too can collect a fee from him/her.I understand this is not strictly wholesaling because I do not have the properties under contract, but if both parties have full disclosure of fees, this is considered proper, correct?