Unless your rental is in Prentis Park though, you have just as much  chance of renting to a non-SEC 8 tenant as SEC 8 in Portsmouth.  

@Dominic RichardsonDepending on what you’re looking for; non-performing 1st’s, performing 1st’s or 2nd’s, we can help you own them directly or passively. 

See this thread, https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/588/topics/528983-northern-virginia-nova-mfr-non-existant, for some folks discussing the same issue. 

You don't want the appraiser to show up when the kitchen has been gutted but not re-installed yet.If you're worried about how much equity you have, wait until after the big non-cosmetic projects are done.

Im a new investor hoping someone here can give me a little insight in an area I know so little about.I’m interested in non-commercial multi family apartments.

Do you know of lenders that allow non owner occupied for 10% down?

it is best to keep it all as non personal as possible.  

I do Fix&Flips in the Miami area and i was wondering what non-visible things i should lookout for before buying, for example, i currently look for any liens, violations and title checks before closing. 

If you have property in other states, you may have to file a non-resident return in that state, but your CA return will be much larger and intensive.

I have built a website tested one fb campaign that didn't have much success mainly because I was learning how to use it for the first time and have no idea what I am doing except for watching YouTube University - (I did not advertise as thoroughly as I should have with updating all the fb page info also) and have posted on craigslist and received one call from a non motivated seller looking to just get an evaluation of his property's worth.