They have access to the data you need to make wise choices and they have the experience to guide you through the analysis, acquisition process, and operations.Hope this is helpful! 

I've lived in Memphis for 20 years (by choice!) 

However, with family and kids (one toddler and one infant), it's unlikely to be of viable choice to us.

I read the article, which was informative and well-written, but I didn't see anything to contradict the idea that, if you used a home equity line of credit secured by a personal residence to provide money for your investment activities, you have a choice.

In Cali appraisers have no choice but to defer back to older comps no matter how far they go back or how far they have to navigate away from the area.BTW, FYI, This is also a very pervasive challenge for folks who want to purchase a HUD MH on a private lot or parcel surrounded by other SFR's in the immediate area.

Prices on these properties have been surging for years, deconversions in pretty much every once was "hipster"/now insanely popular area in Chicago, the hyper gentrification of every classic, ethnically vibrant, affordable neighborhood is old news.

Hence the popularity of commercial MF investing, as well as the BRRRR strategy (which is just what commercial investors have always been doing, but applied to SFRs.)2.

This job taking up a lot of my time which i would rather be using to get me towards my goal of financial freedom of which real estate investing is my vehicle of choice!

@Caleb Schmitz interestingly an contrary to the popular believe, investing in rental properties is actually quite boring.

@Lee Cruz Yes this is possible, and actually is a popular strategy many investors use which has been coined as BRRRR by BiggerPockets.