Just got my 5th one under contract yesterday :) I originally decided where to invest by coming up with a short list of popular markets for out of state investors based on price to rent ratios, landlord laws, taxes, and job & population growth.

@Nathan Weber You pose a fantastic question, and I along with other "old-Pro's" have actually been discussing this exact item off forum more and more recently because with BP's growth and recognition also draws the scammers, that is a unfortunately reality of life today for anything of popularity. 

I’m not opposed to driving for dollars or local meetups, but those are not feasible from a distance.Between now and the end of the year, my goals are to:- Read four REI books, including David Greene’s Long-Distance Real Estate Investing- Analyze 200 deals in areas that we’re interested in purchasing some STRs- Build a relationship with some banks and real estate agentsMy goal in 2022 is to purchase two or three properties.

Since duplexes aren't easy to find, I was thinking about buying a 1b/1b in a popular city, Nashville, TN specifically.

That said, I am going to use these next few months to practice analyzing deals, and expanding my network.  

Listen to podcasts or audio books while walking your dog, wake up early and learn to analyze deals, be creative.

This is a pretty common item that gets missed when analyzing deals-Vacancy: 8.6% is typically higher than I use, but it depends on your market.

I’m analyzing the deal differently now .

Again, that is very high level and needs to be analyzed properly with your advisor. 

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Would you as an experienced flipper (providing these numbers are correct) Buy this deal with it being a double wide? And having a profit margin of $20K*This link comes directly from our calculators, based...