Investing out of state isn't overly difficult as long as you know your market well enough -- technology is a wonderful thing.

I have been doing a lot of research and learning about REI in my free time and am quickly becoming more and more interested in all of the different aspects. 

Whether it is in commercial or a house, an investment is an investment and you should never limit yourself and should try to learn every aspect of this business and try broker every type of investment deal. 

I sent it to Zack he reviewed and approved the same day, in under 4 hours as I recall.Zack has been great with communication, availability, willingness to answer questions and handling the mechanics of the deal related to the contract, closing, escrow, draw requests and leveraging technology all along the way.  

That alone for me is huge and rewarding aspect of this business.

I will admit, the basics lacks luster, sizzle, the motivational aspects perhaps, I'm not a guru, it's an educational site, just as if you were taking an on-line college course.

I spend a lot of my free time looking at properties an line and in person(open houses etc) which is really enjoyable to me.I have always been interested in real estate although I ended up in technology, I am ready for a change!

It's really nice to see people from Quincy, MA joining BP.I'm relatively new to this too, I'm currently in the phase of trying to build a core team, of contractors, handyman and investors e.t.cThere is a lot to be gain from BP, apart from the wealth of very relevant information, there is also the relational aspect of it.

I have been looking to into real estate investing for a while now, however due to other commitments, I have been holding off.My long term goal is to have a portfolio of rental properties so I could earn a decent living off of them.By profession I am a petroleum engineer and a technology developer.  

I hadn't thought about having more eyes on the deal aspect though, so I'm glad you mentioned that.