I have little more to add, except that while you may feel that Jay is on the west coast and may not know the market here, I also don't know of anyone who lends 100% of purchase and 100% of rehab to newbies. 

The competition is much more fierce, especially on the coasts.  

I love going freedive spearfishing right here off the central coast.

Anybody have property in Western NY?  

The cost of a 1031 Exchange is generally $700.00 to $1,200.00 on the west coast. 

I'm looking to settle down for a long period of time in Western PA, are there any tips and tricks for a first,time investor in that area?

I am new to real estate investing personally but my Dad has always done rehabs, commercial and residential and my stepmom is a commercial agent at First Western properties.

Hi there my name is Melissa Parker, I am new to the Portland area and the west coast in general.

I had one transaction where the buyers were purchasing an REO property in Anacortes and the escrow company was located on the East Coast, so they had to send a mobile notary to my buyers.

@Joshua Guerrero  absorbtion up front cost will kill any park that is built with west coast building standards. you can get by with it out in the mid west deep south were standards are lax compared to what we deal with.but even then what Thomas S. states makes building parks from scratch a non starter.