Begin by educating yourself through books like The House Hacking Strategy and podcasts like BiggerPockets, and join online communities for support.

Start by networking through local meetups, REIA groups, and online communities like BiggerPockets to connect with experienced investors.

My guy I was telling you about in Loudoun county uses PR to find his deals as well its very robust and the best I have seen. 

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

Finding them online and completing an application so they can atleast do an initial underwriting will work.here is min. someone will want to see:2.

I can provide him with an online log in so he can review the books from his office.

The city wants to tear the property and surrounding properties down Zillow said it’s worth 38000The city offer me 13000.I could use some adviceHard to give advice with limited information, but as a general rule, the longer you wait and the further down the line their project is the more valuable your property will be to them.Zillow (and all automatic online) estimates are very unreliable, so don't base on that.

Networking, local meetups, door knocking, mailers, wholesalers, online forums specific to your area of interest.  

Yes, I am looking for an online platform to begin self-managing too.

In online forums, the danger I've experienced is the "national" effect.