Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

You'll want to talk to a local probate attorney to see how much time that could take.If the squatter is not making mortgage payments, you've got perhaps another month or two before the lender begins foreclosure proceedings.In your situation, I would approach the squatter to see inside the property to assess the condition.

Connect with local wholesalers, partners, hardmoney lenders and DSCR lenders and familiarize yourself with real estate contracts.

The best and largest QI firms in America can have less than stellar regional or local representation.  

I learned the drywall was cracking in October, but I'm not local to it so I wasn't checking it regularly.   

For example Airbnb collects and remits all state and local taxes in Pinellas County but only does 1 of the 2 in Bradenton county just south. 

Local banks.

People selling courses often use newbies as ants so they save time in the case that the ant finds one deal out of 10,000 the course creator can partner with them on.

Hey Shawn - Highly suggest going to local meetups and joining investing groups on FB to build your local network.

With experience spanning nearly every aspect of real estate—except direct title work—I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with many talented vendors in the Indianapolis area.Today, I’m on the vendor side at Trojan Roofing Company, where I continue to serve the local community.