I have no deals under my belt, not money to finance my own, and I am very excited about the challenge of creating something from little other than my mind, my connections, and my determination. 

Biggest challenge with distance investing is building a team you can trust!

@Giannina BialaWhiled a sibling is not a disqualified party on the surface, the translocation can very will be challenged as a step transaction. https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-particip...https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/retirement-pl...

Good morning BP,Is there a company in Nassau county NY or NYS itself that can handle opening a crawl space to extend a basement?

The HOA restrictions specifically say that "Pets must be kept in a manner that does not disturb the peaceful enjoyment of residents of other lots" and one of the terms of the lease is that the tenant abides by the HOA restrictions.How would you handle this if it continues after you warn the tenant, and the neighbor keeps complaining?

My husband and i (through our LLC) are under contract on a Beachfront lot in the pan handle of Florida.

I hired a property management company to handle the lease/collection.

Has anyone done AirBnb before and, if so, how did you handle cleaning and maintenance? 

It seems challenging to do that now as there are so many posts every day and so many users.Some things I've wondered:I have keyword alerts, but maybe they're not specific enough? 

I understand I might not get that lucky but unless the house is in the worst neighborhood ever should I concentrate on the right flip for me and not worry if it's not located in my target zip code OK Christi great question.. and here is going to be your challenge.. how are you going to source this cosmetic flip.. wholesalers ( rampant in those markets) or off of MLS or are you going to direct mail or drive for dollars.. or get on a site like auction.com or go to the sheriffs sale. ( which will require cash up front then refi through DHM) I think your challenge will be finding something that only needs cosmetics at a LTV that DHM will actually fund 100%  is suspect they use their own appraisals or valuations and if I was them I would be uber conservative.. out of area lenders are usually very conservative on values.