Hello from Los Angeles, CA

[Zachary Brenner]

Hey everyone, my name is Zach and I was born and raised here in Southern California.  I've been binge listening to the BP podcast for a couple weeks and so appreciate Josh and Brandon's honest and direct approach.  You guys are the "Motley Fool" of real estate.

Investing has always interested me and I'm currently looking for buy and hold cash flow properties (most likely out of state) and had the following question:  once I've decided on a market in which to invest, what is the next step?  Contacting a turnkey?  Or a property management company?  

Thanks to everyone who has shared their knowledge and experience, I feel like you've already saved me from just throwing money at a property without doing the appropriate legwork.

Best,

Zach

[Larry Fried]

@Zachary Brenner

 Hi and welcome to BP! I am an out of state investor living in Oregon (grew up mostly in LA BTW) and I always have used turnkey companies for my buy and holds.  The best of them have solid property management in place, preferably under the same ownership.  Actually PM is probably the single most important factor in having a successful investment for out of staters, even more than the market.