I am licensed in NY, but not local to there.  

Know your local zoning laws, building codes, and licensing/permitting regulations.2. 

Be prepared to show stable employment and income history.Developing an Investment Plan:Market Research: Understand the local real estate market, including rental demand, average rents, and property values.

Good morning BP community,I work in a dispositions company localized in South Florida.

Whether it is profitable depends on the cost of electricity from your utility; your local/state incentives and net metering policies; and the cost to install the solar panels.A pretty easy and quick way to run ROI on a solar system is to use this tool put out by Google: https://sunroof.withgoogle.com/If you look at my post history, I'm in a similar situation and I will be going forward with solar when I do my roof.

Currently I order pallets of items and sell locally but looking to expand

We found that our out-of-state investments always worked the best when we had a local partner or partners that had an interest in the project. 

Is your lender a local Miami one? 

My college roommate was local to OKC and helped me figure out all the GCs on the deal.

Go to your local RE meeting.