Memphis Invest would be one group to look at.If you're looking to be more of an active, hands-on investor, you need to decide whether your situation is going to allow you to travel to a market(s) for acquisitions or whether you would rather have boots on the ground in those markets.  

I've found that dealing with traveling couples or small families is vastly easier than the larger groups that come to my CA house.  

Safe travels and maybe our paths will cross at some point in the journey

However, as a traveler, a hotel or motel near an airport is a godsend.

I don't want to travel a long way to see my investments.

I travelled there last month to see the City (and a good amount of properties) in person.

List the cities that are near you and let them know you'd be willing to meet them close to where they are if you are willing to travel a little bit.These little meetings which cost you a few bucks, will be the best meetings you could have for learning how other investors have bought out of town. 

I'm sure there must be a reason you are picking a place thousands of miles from home to invest (not what I would suggest) but - I would travel to the area, spend a couple of days getting to know the place, and attend a REIA meeting to meet some fellow investors before I'd through a bunch of money at it.

I can be on the road and halfway to Texas before the masses that can travel make it from Riverside & Temecula to Phoenix and overwhelm the services here. ;-)

Personally as a traveler I would not want to stay in a property that is not operating within the restrictions set by the governing authority.