Old article, but breaks down the two choices-https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/11/1...The as far as out-of-state, you can go the turnkey route or the DIY route (I have an article comparing these two too).

I have read great material such as this article on Investopedia, but I am confused as how these taxes are really assessed and how I can estimate property taxes when analyzing a property.I looked up the home I currently rent in located in Jersey City, NJ (via this Jersey City gov link), I found that the property tax changed every two quarters.

Typically, the areas income limits are areas that are considered luxury, beach front, have master planned communities, or are more affluent income wise.If you want more info on this program you can check out my BP blog article - Click HereEven a high cost city like Seattle has no income limit areas (in yellow below):In Orange County most of the central and upper parts of the county are eligible with no income limits but south county has only 3-4 yellow spots (no income limit census tracks).In Los Angeles County there are a ton of no income limit areas below contrary to what we read about income limits being in only the roughest of areas.

Article: SDIRA and Foreign Registry in another state article by Matt Sorenson (Matt Sorenson SDIRA expert is the “S” in KKOS) http://sdirahandbook.com/what-is-a-foreign-llc-or-corporation-and-when-do-i-need-to-register-my-company-into-another-state/Article: 10 Steps to Purchasing Your First Rental Propertyhttp://markjkohler.com/10-steps-to-purchasing-your-first-rental-property-by-mark-j-kohler/Note Steps 7 and 8 about forming an LLC

I have read the information analysis paralysis article and do not want to get stuck and not take action.I guess my biggest question is, what got you past the information overload and made you just jump into the investing world?

I can't post it here but I wrote an article on the subject if you'd like to check it out. :) 

I'll pm you a few lenders I know that do one or both of these loans. also here's an article highlighting the differences. http://themortgagereports.com/21895/fannie-mae-homestyle-vs-fha-203k-renovation-loan

Also, I know I've read up on blogs and heard in podcast about being sensitive for mailing to those who may have had a loss recently, ANY SUGGESTIONS for KEYWORDS that can help me trigger some good articles for a newbie as I push my first campaign out??

I really like your article Ali.

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