If you're willing to travel to the high desert you can get into deals for below 300k in cities like Victorville and Apple Valley.

The home owners association usually keeps record of all sales.

Get everything on record.

You can always later assign the beneficial interest to an LLC.The trustee however will probably be listed on the deed that is a publicly recorded document.

I travel a lot so I would probably need to work with a management company.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I am thinking about direct marketing or doing more dirty work and finding my counties' records and just contacting people. 

The triplex was built in 1997 and has original HVAC and roofing, but has been maintained (with records) yearly.  

I know it's tempting bear the extra travel costs.

If you're a great client who continually brings them business with a track record of strong financial deals...you're a dream come true for them.Opportunity Costs: Sophisticated investors often employ a metric called Internal Rate of Return (IRR), which looks at a potential investment compared to other investments.

You may need to do a few BT to get to $30k- apply for fee new cards with sign up bonus and 0% interest promo that way, you can fund most of your rehab and reward yourself with free travel after you complete your project- get HELOC if you have enough equity in your house- re-finance your car if it’s paid off and pay it off after the project is done (Penfed sends you a check for a car)- apply for Business Loan if you have business