We found our boots on the ground out of state through networking; similar to what you're doing now; then we budgeted to visit and attend Real Estate Investment events, meetups, conferences,......  

@Jefferson SimmonsIt was a great conference this year and found it impactful.

Ya'll did a great job on everything at the conference.

Hey everyone,This is Shiloh, the guy who talked about the Costa Rica, short-term rental deal I'm doing with everyone I met at the BiggerPockets Conference in New Orleans earlier this week.  

However, for the conference itself, it was my first session with badashonvestor (Ashley) on asset management!

I would also suggest:- "Crushing It In Apartments and Commercial Real Estate" by Brian Murray Non multi-family but team-centric which can be tied to acquired, financed and/or managed would be:- "Leadership Strategy and Tactics" by Jocko Willink

Prior going to the conference my fear was that most of the people going to the conference was in the single family homes and we wouldn't be as much of value to each other.

@Jacob Claxton There is more resources in the various Property Management Podcasts, Facebook Groups you can lurk in, and handful of conferences per year. 

These brokers also act as consultants for current and want-to-be innkeepers by hosting seminars, providing "inn tune-up" one on one consulting, and speaking at conferences. 

Personally with my brokerage I focus on vision, leadership, and mentorship and leave the whirling doodads and moderately-useful-tech-gimmicks to the brokers who are also clubbing themselves over the head with split-cuts.