I don't sweat the out of state investors buying property in central Texas.  

Still own it to this day, took 14 years, lots of sweat equity, psycho cat-lady neighbor calling town repeatedly for no reason causing problems, random roommates off craigslist (separate story lol) BUT it cashflows today to the tune of almost $2,000 a month.

Doctor Axel I know you know how far Ca dollars go in the rest of the country; don’t sweat it!

This is what I am talking about.Who would not be proud to own this little house all fixed up.Especially from their own hard work.A little paint and some major sweat equity is what it takes.

When everyone is starting out & money is tight sweat equity & pooling resources together is important.

“Usually a repo that’s like three years old, we’re not really going to sweat that,” he assures the caller.

buying a fixer and renovating with sweat equity is probably the best/cheapest way for a poor person to build wealth in this country

Comparing the live-in flip approach to refinancing, the former offers the potential for higher profits through sweat equity but demands significant time and effort for renovations and alternative living arrangements during the process.

They provide the down money and you provide the sweat equity. 

Luckily with 100% sweat equity, we came out of it ok.