I'm in Waupaca, own one duplex, and it's tough networking when all of the BP events are in Wausau, Green Bay, or Appleton. 

You can meet local investors by registering to attend real estate events in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings6.

(My day job was and still is selling advertising for major events).

But this is an unpredictable one off event that comes about as auxiliary to one’s main activities.  

They spend a lot of time talking about more macro economic events and things that can affect real estate too which is interesting...or maybe boring to some!

I was also told by my cpa that transferring the property from the LLC to our personal names will trigger a tax event.

You may believe they amount to the same thing, but I assure you they're not.You didn't specify whether you're writing about homeowners' insurance or title insurance, but you should be able to purchase a binder for either that commits to issue a policy in the event you become the owner. 

I'd also definitely recommend going to as many networking events as you can.

Lease option in my opinion is just a gimmick to get your money and get you to his events.

In the event of some disaster, will they do a replacement cost for a 4/2 or 2/2?