The best way to find an investor friendly broker is at a RE meetup, but you can also just ask around in your local network or google.

To start I made sure that I found a majority of my furniture from locally sourced companies such as thrift stores, Facebook marketplace, mom-and-pop shops, and so on because I felt if I'm going to do this right I want to support the local community I am investing into. 

Would love to connect & share some resources on how to find a local mentor and id love to serve as a mentor for you in any way I can. wishing you the best!

Find a local realtor that will sell the property when renovations are completed. 

@Paola Astrid Find the local NARPM (national association of residential property managers) chapter's website and you'll find a list of each professional PM. 

Does that mean the actual manager or a local contact.

I would do what you are doing here on a bigger scale - social media, local markets she operates in Facebook groups, etc. 

If your leasing application process is thorough and well thought out, and if your lease agreement has been well drafted by your local attorney and if it includes clauses that permit you/your property manager enough latitude to maneuver and anticipate undesirable tenant behaviors, both actions and inactions, and you have operational processes which align with enforcement of your lease, then you've done all you can do to reduce this inherent risk of an undesirable tenant.  

I'd recommend joining local meetups. 

I live overseas and don't have ready access to a local market to research, understand, and invest on my own.