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See what is available locally as you can often get a deal from a counter top company that might have a piece that fits your needs at a good savings (possibly ordered for a job and then returned or a broken slab that can be cut to fit your job).

Now, as someone that has invested out of state for many years the most critical piece of the equation to me is where is your trusted network of advisors?

All the pieces to making a successful business.https://www.biggerpockets.com/...If you want to know more, let's connect so I can better help.

This BiggerPockets YouTube video with Brandon Turner may help you with the analysis piece:

My biggest piece of advice is however poor you've been living in college...

I'll use your example but the first piece of advice I can give you, which has helped me greatly, is - make sure you have a great CPA who UNDERSTANDS REAL ESTATE. 

@Jay Hinrichs Thank you for explaining that piece, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around how the Oregon system works.

If that's the case, then you can relay that over to your usual skippers and they should be able to piece some things together.

@Brock Fica Best piece of advice I wish I would have recieved when I was your age: use your VA loan to buy a house with zero money out of pocket and then rent out all of the other rooms and/or units (you can buy up to a 4-plex if you can qualify) to your buddies, which will basically provide you with free housing and probably make some money along the way.