Do you plan to let them continue managing it after they rent it or you just want them to rent it and get out of the picture?

If you plan to invest out of state it'll be important to build your core 4, I'd suggest reading this article by David Greene: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-tea...Happy to connect if you have any questions! 

She is generally unresponsive, but when we did speak again, she said she planned to move in Feb 28th.

Plans for another soon?

For cheaper markets where McD will own the dirt you can reach out to McD real estate managers and their brokers to see what their plan is in your market.

@Mike MutabaziIf you are planning on getting traditional financing for each property, then you will need to find some way to provide a down payment.

I'm planning to get a few out there to do some bids. 

I am planning to buy my first investment property in Austin, Texas. 

Are you planning on a) using a GC to run the Subs, or b) are you planning on acting as an Owner/Builder and hiring Subs yourself?

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