I have a previous client who has a house in Lake Elsinore, CA that he currently rents out.

I have a previous client who has a house in Lake Elsinore, CA that he currently rents out.

Hey there @Sheldon Overton I'm way out in CA but I wanted to welcome you anyway.

I live near San Bernardino, CA and have a Toyota Tundra Long bed. 

Initially we were looking at property in eureka, ca (where we were living and I was attending graduate school) but we couldn't quite make the numbers work for us using the BP calculator.

I am researching Denver, Dallas, and Raleigh as possible areas to flip in because my home state (CA) is too pricey for my starting price point. 

I'm a Commcerical real estate agent for Coldwell Banker Commercial in Long Beach, CA and am also looking to invest in a year or two once this market cools off.

My fiance is a doctor there and it's definitely past time to shorten the distance between us, and of course I'm looking forward to this next step in building our lives together.HERE'S THE RUB: I just recently became licensed in CA (it's been a plan of mine as I want to invest in more RE) and because 1- I need to sell my primary residence in lieu of moving to Detroit, and 2- my parents are looking to unload a few of their rental properties starting this April, so I may as well make some easy money being their listing agent.As there are a lot of moving parts, it can seem a bit daunting: My tenants' leases will end in May so I can have time to clear everything out, move my things to Detroit, and get the house up to market.I will have to find the best way to step away from my FT job here (as they don't operate in MI) and I've started researching jobs in Detroit****The main complication about the job hunt is: I want to find something that of course will provide a stable income as I acclimate to the new life in Detroit but I also want to have enough time carved out to start finding flips and rentals AS WELL AS facilitate the selling of my parents' rentals back in CA (which is one of the reasons I got licensed remember). 

If your inspector flags the roof and you want a roof guy to look at it, but the seller doesn't want to give you time to get a roof guy out there, you should assume they are being shady actors, that they are trying to hide something, and you should 100% walk in 100% of cases.If the inspection results come back clean and/or only revealing things you already knew about from the seller disclosures, great that is how it is supposed to play out and you've got an honest/forthright seller. 10 days is PLENTY of time, unless the seller is being shady or is ignorant of the home they are selling, which is THEIR fault.The California Assn of Realtors Residential Purchase Agreement, in whole, is a fair document IMO.

I'm moving back home to California, so my question is two fold. 1) how hard is it to get started investing in out of state properties and what are some resources you could point me to?