Except the two $200 bills I got were from a company that had the same address as Flex Property Management and probably the same owners (Having the word "Flex" in the maintenance company name is a dead giveaway).

Use that to determine the quality of the neighborhoods you're looking in.What you want to pay attention to is violent crime (assault with a deadly weapon, shooting on an occupied dwelling, negligent discharge of a firearm, etc.)

I'm not dead yet, but I am not 30 either.

I had always used Roofstocks's neighborhood rating as a super quick A (5) to F (1) rating system when eyeing properties in out of state areas, to see if it makes sense to run the numbers further. With Roofstock's Neig...

Or if you're dead set on starting out with a 16 unit, consider partnering with someone that's already done it. 

Did you find any dead animals? 

I have been able to completely finance my last three deals through other loans and lines and am really enjoying the "infinite" cash-on-cash returns.Now, I do understand that a SBLOC is considerably more volatile than other avenues, so am not dead-set on it.

I wanted to create something that provided an immense value add to users, instead of getting dead leads and no motivated sellers.

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a 3 acre property that is at the dead end of and perpendicular to a road maintained by the county. 

If you're just getting started you will learn all this with town, but if you're dead set on out of state investing to be your starting point, personally I would look in the south or mid west because you get more bang for your buck!