. - Mainly in terms of out of towners.  

I think you have to look at it in terms of opportunity cost...where are you currently living? 

How do you guys make sure the numbers you are working with in terms of rent roll, and operating costs are good???

BP forums seems somewhat unique among other forums I've been on, in terms of the general friendliness.

I have repeatedly listened to/watched/taken notes on about about 13 hours of Chris Goff home study/webinar content/training on lease options, SLO, wholesaling, marketing, and seller financing that comes with his CRM/REI software and it has really helped me get organized in terms of steps from beginning to end of a deal, from lead generation, contacting the owner, seller screening, inspection/due diligence, offers, contracts (I have had mine to date reviewed by a local attorney here in MD and plan to continue to do so and have local counseling as I move along), affidavits, closings, and getting paid.

Each lender is different in terms of how much time before they will allow you to access the equity.

Certain aspects of the process are out of your hands in terms of hiring or identifying particular 3rd party services.  

There will obviously be some units that are preferred and asked for specifically, but the management will usually have a method to try to "spread out the wealth" in terms of all the units having a fair chance at getting rented.Check to see if you can have an outside company manage the rental or if you can use an outside cleaning crew.

What are you looking for in terms of the next investment (flip, BRRR, wholesale, etc)?  

(i.e I'm willing to do the work and troll lists if necessary.....) and  I'm aware that personal preferences and goals are ultimate determinants, but I'm just curious to hear perspectives on the "where" &  "why"  from a practical sense in choosing a state (tax lien), area, location, type of asset, etc and what constitutes the best (ideal) win-win situation in terms of time, money and effort spent in those cases.