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!

What puts you in a losing position is having 100% equity sitting dead in the property not earning a higher return elsewhere.

I'm not talking about negative cash flow for a few months because a dead-beat moved out.

But it's also can be like being born with a heart defect that no one detects until a super healthy 18-year-old athlete drops dead playing basketball.