I know there will need to be a trust established and things like that.  

The key to flipping out of state is having a solid team you trust—agent, GC, boots on the ground—and Columbus has a really active investor community that can help with that.

Dont; invest & forget, trust but not verify, get apathetic or blame others it's still on you. 

In California, Texas, Washington, New York, Illinois, Florida and your home townThis scheme allegedly uses inflated property sales and rapid same-day flips as a pipeline to funnel illicit funds through the U.S.financial and political systems.The evidence is staggering: property sale histories pulled from LexisNexis, one of the most trusted, top-tier real estate and public records platforms.

Exploring creative financing (possibly seller carry) and working out how to structure it with a few trusted folks interested in real estate exposure.Would love to hear from those with small multifamily experience:What’s one thing you wish you asked the seller or broker before closing?

Yes, put eyes on it, and I suggest bringing a trusted and capable GC with you.

Though most unskilled work will be done by me and some of my coworkers here, my largest expenses (in order, electrical and plumbing) are to be outsourced, and I'm having a hard time trusting someone new with such a sizeable job.Thank you again for your earlier response, it was well-considered and very appreciated!

The requirements and hoops we are having to jump through to acquire funding are making future deals harder to obtain.I understand private money is a great option and we would love to form a relationship with a trusted private lender in our local area.

Most of what we lend out is investor money where they trust our expertise to protect their money.

Trust led to lax oversight, and on a major project minimal progress was made over six entire months (the original construction timeline).