I'm not an loan officer, but I know some banks locally like ORNL Credit Union have offered a 0% down conventional loan product.

Contractor – This is one I really need help from the bigger pockets community in the local area. 

My PM quotes me and does the work on my buys to get them rent-ready and then manages them and I'm local but they do the same for many out of state investors as do many Property managers in Milwaukee such as Citywide Rentals, Welcome Home Milwaukee or MKE Leasing. 

We are out of state and have local property managers.

We worked with a lawyer over there who is a US ex-pat who created and registered a local LLC for us, which owns our properties.

Granted we only have 17 but still, I’ve never used anything except a simple excel spreadsheet and all my rental properties have a separate savings account under my main account at my local bank.

In our area 67% of tenants will move locally because of issues with maintenance - which are often issues with communication.  

@Jason Khoury I purchased my current residence, a duplex, from a local non-profit about 5 years ago.

I would suggest going to the find a lender tab here on bigger pockets to find a local lender who has the same products. 

I honestly wouldn't trust anyone else with my clients but him when it comes to that local market.