I was watching some youtube videos and it seems people do this all over the country.Anyone know how to get started or what areas in the country to look at first? 

Also, they only do eviction and Bankruptcy searches for Maine, not for the other states.Because of this, I signed up with Rentec Direct, which allows me to see the actual credit report. 

The idea was that direct material and labor would be covered and any gross profit would contribute something to cover the overhead.

@Michael Le  thank you for the direct answer.

Rents should always be deposited into your business account directly.    

I am currently a real estate agent with Keller Williams and I am looking to start in a new direction: fix and flips.

Hi @Liz White - I'm sure you've discovered this information already, but I wanted to share it with you in case you haven't seen it (directly from the NC Real Estate Commission):"...requirements for an applicant who holds a current real estate license in another state (or U.S. territory or Canadian jurisdiction) that has been on active status within the previous three (3) years and that is equivalent to NC's provisional or "full" broker license." --- view the requirements here.

We find properties close to public transportation,particualrly walking distance to NYC direct transit.  

That method involves the most risk as you have to have the market move in your direction, you then have to overcome the negative cash flow while holding and you have to overcome the cost to buy and sell the property.  

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