I, too, am in the process of gathering information and learning as I still don't know or understand much about RE investing, but I am excited to meet with people and excited to learn!

Total process to rehab, place a tenant AND do the underwriting was just under 9 weeks total. 

For various reasons, I’m going to attempt to purchase my first investment property out of state.In doing my research, I came across the book by David Green called Long Distance Real Estate Investing, where he outlines his process.

If you would like to narrow down your thought process futher, read my blog post: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10850/74883-wh...Happy to answer any questions.

Maybe I get too attached, but I wanted to ensure him I was there their to guide him throughout the whole process and be as transparent as possible.- Last thing we wanted was for the seller to get "cold feet".

The renovation process is the least of my worries.  

Get good systems in place and make sure your processes are solid and you should be fine.  

You also will likely increase the amount of rent you can get if you decide to rent it out and repeat the process. 

You can email invoices and enable merchant pay (3% fee to you if paid online), discounts available if you process around $7,500 a month.

I have three questions for anyone who’s gone through the process:- [Novice question] I see that the loans are 90% guaranteed.