New landlord question- if I have an individual who wants to rent my place for their parent - who do I have fill out the application?  

When you do that groups of people will apply, rather than random individuals.

BiggerPockets or LinkedIn can also help you connect with like-minded individuals. 

I feel it's extremely important that I link with like-minded individuals.

You can run one-off searches for phone numbers and email addresses, and they often have promos for new users.Spokeo for Professionals: While not specifically real estate-focused, it’s a reliable option for finding contact info for individual property owners, especially for one-off searches.Forewarn: This is great for verifying contact details and gives a bit more intel on leads.

Narrow it down to like a very small amount of properties and just give the people a call, write a letter, or have your assistant do the same.

The answer is NO, based on the language of Section 152(c)(3)(A):...an individual meets the requirements of this paragraph if...

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Here are additional comments:1) Buying out of state removes any local knowledge you have from assisting in your success, including knowing areas, people and costs. - We always recommend buying your first rental locally if possible and DIY managing to learn as much as possible before investing OOS.2) Lots of crooks and incompetents in the PMC world:( They both cost you money.- As already stated, you'll have a small portfolio.

Seems like there are a lot of individuals in this boat  -  especially in my sons line of work  - which is lighting and tech for special events and music tours.