Knowing the area would see increased demand for housing, I actively scouted for opportunities.

If you have an LLC, ownership percentages are recorded and thus difficult and/or costly to change if an active partner is earning equity through actions.To give some personal experience, Lending and banking can be difficult at best, impossible at worst with a Land Trust.  

I use both Quickbooks and REIHub - Quickbooks I use for my more active businesses and REIHub I use for my less active real estate.

I’m excited to engage with this community, share my experiences, and learn from all of you.

In Reno, NV we have an economic development authority that actively recruits companies from CA (Tesla) and tracks job and demographic data.  

I spend maybe 15 min a day engaged in the operation but it has not always been that way. 

The former owner sold to me because I run the community farm and he wants to insure the farm stays active.

I’m looking forward to being an active member of the BP community and learning from all of you. 

You bring the skills; they bring the funds—win-win.Private Money Lending: Find people (friends, family, colleagues) interested in real estate but not actively involved.

For out-of-state networking, I'd focus on engaging regularly in BP forums (like you're doing now), joining virtual meetups in your target markets, and connecting with active BP members who consistently provide value here.