Then again, realtors, attorneys, banks, title companies were all involved   Regardless, I would want a lease to have a “wet signature”.  

I'm hopeful that Phoenix's reputation for being landlord-friendly, particularly regarding evictions, is as reliable as I've heard from others.

Where can I get reputable and fast financing in Georgia?

I read news about insurance companies pulling out of high-risk areas, but this week is the first time I saw it affect a deal of mine here in Colorado.My clients were under contract on an awesome STR property in the mountains west of Denver.

If I have a LLC and use a property management company for my rentals am I subject to the 1% earnings tax?

People google everything including the reputations of people and businesses.Attending in person REIA meetings and classes is a great way to network and learn more about how the investors in your area are doing business.

The reason I ask is that in most cases you will want multiple LLCs, one for management, one or more to old the properties and then one as a holding company for the others that can hold your cash.

The Midwest in general, can be typically like this.At our property management company in Cincinnati we have a significant amount of out of state investors (many in Cali) and they love our market because like you said, there are opportunities for lower priced homes compared to where you live.The biggest thing in my opinion is to find the right Realtor to help you navigate the different neihborhoods in Cinci as I believe it'll be very difficult for any out of state investor to TRULY know what they are getting into without a very good Realtor.Reach out directly to me if you want to chat more! 

In the days to come, we begin to do my own due diligence (call engineering company) and find out that the engineer has gotten no official word to start the design.Feb 14 2014 -In the back and forth regarding the Title 5 inspection, we notice that (after being under contract) the listing agent has manipulated the content of the listing description from "the existing Tight Tank system is working, but won't pass the inspection..." to "the existing Tight Tank system has just recently been pumped"Any help would be much appreciated.

Depending upon whether they are a bank or a trust company, custodians are heavily regulated by the IRS, DOL, possibly the FDIC, State Banking Commissioner, and the Comptroller of the Currency.