I’ve gotten tired of finding good handy people because it’s a revolving door, and also there’s the issue of who will show up sober.

Pick one market to own first, define a tight seller list (pre‑foreclosure, code violations, tired landlords), and commit to a daily pipeline: pull leads, call or text with a clear problem‑solver script, send offers same day, follow up weekly.

The honest people won't really mind, but the scammers will keep telling you to trust them until they get tired of your quetioning them and ignore or "fire" you.Here's some copy & paste advice you may find useful:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We think the Midwest is a GREAT place for OOS investors to consider!

Most of our investors started investing because they're too busy to buy and manage their own properties, but we have a lot that also got tired of being a landlord and/or realized they could make similar returns without the headache. 

As people get tired of it, don't see parabolic growth and profits, the shine is wearing off and people will sell and move on to what is current, shiny and with prospects of parabolic growth and profits ie ai. 

The fee filters out tire-kickers and covers the cost of proper screening.

You'll see next to zero rent and price appreciation, have constant maintenance due to the age of the property and class of tenant, and will likely bail within a couple of years after you get tired of dealing with it (and you will lose money).Start with an owner occupied strategy if you can - house hack or live in flip.

I'm just tired of Stessa saying...

A cleaner first win might be an on‑market value‑add or a tired landlord off‑market deal where you can inspect, finance, and control possession.

I am a licensed property manager on top of a Realtor, Investor, so I have a little control and trust issues with investing out of state, because I can't "kick the tires" unless I fly or drive there like the old saying goes.