I agree it's a way to build a relationship at a distance and it's not difficult.  

Our credit partner has been having difficulties getting the loan even with my portfolio lender (back up).

Or your a great programmer, tech engineer, do you want to wake up to inhale the smog, traverse a gauntlet of hobos and feces to buy the morning coffee?

I’m a new, buy and hold investor.Recently I purchased my first rental property , I rehabbed it, rented it out and now trying to find a bank or I lender that can cash out refinance the property so I can continue ... problem is that the property was a very good deal, bought for $26500 and put $6000 and having difficulty to find a lender because most of them lend minimum of $60000 but I don’t want much first and second I don’t know that the house is going to appraise for $60000 ( C class neighborhood) another thing is that most of them want to own the property for a year which is slowing me down....Any advices are welcome.The area I’m investing is near Greenville South Carolina

(Thank you to @Elizabeth Faircloth for helping to set this all up.)Matt was able to give us so many actionable tips and was a great sport despite the late hour on his end (past midnight) and technical difficulties on our end.

I'm not being flippant with that comment, the current Reno market is not friendly to new investors due to a shortage of homes and the difficulty in obtaining the funds to do deals with.It'll happen, sooner rather than later would be nice.

(We have had difficulty with New Western with disclosing contract prices)  

Im from the Albany area I know very well about the difficulties of finding a good contractor.

I have many of the fears you listed (young age, lack of experience, difficulty securing financing, etc), and hearing this story is really reassuring to me that it can indeed be done.

However, it also faces economic difficulties, high vacancy rates, and  slower property appreciation compared to booming markets.If you're an out-of-state investor without local contacts, examining census data can provide valuable insights into Youngstown, Ohio.