See @Jerry Puckett http://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ejpuckListen to his podcast and ask him directly.Hes awesome.

Time to build the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Payroll, bookkeeping, etc can mostly be done remotely.Here is a great list of questions to ask a potential accountant:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/70447-questions-to-ask-a-cpaAlso check out the www.NAEA.org page in your search.

There is a meetup of So Cal investors who invest out of state coming up, no date set yet but monitor this post:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517/topics/110489-bp-meetup-in-la-for-those-interested-in-out-of-state-investing?

http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4226-classifying-real-estate

You might consider south of Boston as more affordable.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereTwo Great reads, I bought both J.

Atlanta is a top market for student housing see below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

@Ali Boone is planning one in west LA next Saturday:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517/topics/110489-bp-meetup-in-la-for-those-interested-in-out-of-state-investing

Here's a blog post on how to stand out from your competition as a wholesaler:http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4430/blog_posts/32194-attention-wholesalers-2-ways-to-stand-out-from-your-competition

Great time to start building the legacy.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereTwo Great reads, I bought both J.