You will deal with your lender primarily by phone / email and send documents to them digitally, so their location doesn't matter all that much.

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Multiple have 7 digit appreciation and were purchased at high LTV so that even without the value add they would have produced great returns.I have gotten smarter about RE, but I certainly do not claim my early purchases were better than average. 

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But to scale beyond single digit counts, especially out of county and certainly for other asset classes like apartments, finding a good PM is very important... in my opinion.

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Most of the small multi-unit properties in these markets can achieve low double digit returns IF you're willing to buy a property that needs to be renovated and re-rented.

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On a typical JV deal (non performing) you should see double digit returns.

If you can't get that fancy, at least use DocuSign or similar to get digital signatures, and if you are in Maine, don't forget all the compliance docs: Radon, EFF, Lead, Bangor Tenant Rights (I see you live there).