I would attend at least 1 real estate meeting, if not at least 2 real estate meetings nearby and ask the host of that meeting for help.

Yes @Brad Chandler we do have a Keller Williams office nearby and they are actually at the top of our list of brokers.

In all four of those situations, the houses were appraised with a comparative sales approach; however, the appraiser was usually able to find at least 1-2 nearby properties that were also duplexes.Rental amounts were included in the data for the appraisals, but I don't think they were used at all for determining the appraisal value. 

Send those colleague requests to nearby members, you may just find the business partners you are looking for.

@Brent Coombs, I couldn't find any nearby triplex comps so I used duplexes/SFH's instead.

If there was water pooling in your neighborhood with all the rain and offshore winds pushing the tides in and your property is not much higher than theirs, then I would definitely consider additional flood insurance, which won't be that expensive if you are not in a flood zone, except, of course, for that $250 annual surcharge they just added for investment properties.Also, I actually do add earthquake insurance on my Virginia property as it is only like $20 extra per year and after that scare a few years back and seeing some damage to a relative's home nearby, I thought it prudent.     

Right now I use it for the convenience and peace of mind of having that service available while I'm not near by. 

It was listed around 210K with the comps near by way lower than that.

Don't go see the place.While you're waiting for Yahoo 1 and 2 to get back to you look the homeowner up on public records.If the home owner lives nearby GREAT!

I agree that there are plenty of opportunities near by rather than out mid west.