Join a local real estate, investors association or landlord group.

I’m curious — for those investing in multiple markets, do you usually look for local lenders or are you comfortable working with out-of-state funding partners?

Regulatory environment.Landlord-tenant laws, STR rules, zoning, and tax policy directly impact your returns and long-term strategy.

If investing locally isn’t an option and you are looking for other cities to invest in, you might want to consider Columbus, Ohio.

It means your communications, local bank, etc., all at risk. 

To find real flippers and build a reliable team, lead with value and tight filters: define your flip box, then post and ask at local meetups, investor FB groups, and supply houses for intros to GCs, agents, and lenders who’ve closed multiple flips this year; run quick interviews, verify with photos, permits, and past HUDs, and start them on a small, time‑boxed task to test communication, updates, and workmanship before giving bigger scopes.

I was curious if there are any local groups that meet and discuss strategies or general market discussions in any of these local areas.   

For the amount of people living in the unit/house/etc. you should check with the city/state/local laws for this since that will be your backing to say yes or no.

Real.And when that $70K is paid back over time through monthly payments that mirror local rents, it turns into predictable cash-flow.

The deed holder which is publicly listed in the local recorder of deeds is all anyone needs to identify the real estate owner and file a claim. 5.