A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

Learn how to do something difficult and become an absolute master in that field, and then learn how to monetize that knowledge. 

I have worked with numerous property managers and now have partnered with a turnkey provider allowing me to speak to investors, like yourself, all over the world.

A few of the websites that I use are; https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/...www.bls.govwww.city-data.comThere are numerous posts here on BP that provide lists of cities that are considered some of the top cities for rental real estate investing.In fact there was a post that was started by Tom Ott that provides some of these details.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/657...Ultimately, when looking for out of state investments you'll want to look for cash flow and good IRR. 

Given that we can field only such a low amount to purchase properties that we want to buy and hold to produce a stream of income, we are having trouble finding (as one lending company called it) the "unicorn" of funders, someone who would be willing to finance up to 100% in some deal created for this purpose.The properties I am looking at range from 65k to 109k, so we've been looking for anywhere between 70k for 1 property to 440k for 5 properties.

I have been in the REI world since 2016-1 single family, 2 duplexes...me quitting my 9-5, I’d like to get my foot in the door with a career revolved/related to real estate, as I have not yet passed the exam I want to still pursue some type of career in this field until I succeed at the exam.

To dive right into It here’s my current game plan and would like to ask for y’all’s opinion and advice on my current situation as I am here to learn from all of y’all that are super successful and knowledgeable in this area of field and are like minded as I am.

I will also be consulting with an expert in the field. 

We looked for properties within walking distance of our rugby field.

Numerous possibilities including: Selling the property takes longer or you don't get the selling price you wanted, rehab takes longer or has cost blowouts, stabilizing takes longer or the rack rentals (look up the term) you factored into your calculations for don't have people lining up around the block for the opportunity.Best of luck.