When they look online and ask for info it sends them to a buyers agent.

Apparently I can file the court papers online now but I have to select a commercial efile service.

Anything $2500 or below can be deductible via de minimis safe harbor.Higher expenses need to be capitalized.You can also do a Cost Segragation Study to capitalize some items quicker based on life expectancy. 

Back then I used an online service to filter my target areas.

Personally if I don't have rental history within 3 years for a potential tenant and they say they own a property - I verify the address and name on title with the county that the property is located in (most states this info is online through the county assessor's website) 

These include falsely claiming to have closed dozens of deals when none were ever closed, illegal payment of undisclosed sales commissions to bundlers and independent contractors, advertising the funds as safe and appropriate to investors with obvious near-term needs for their capital, creating fund of funds en masse assembly line fashion with no corresponding SEC filings, unregistered brokers/financial advisors acting in that capacity absent licensure, having customers wire money claim the fund is fully subscribed and putting them into a high yield promissory note, accepting funds from unaccredited investors, misrepresentations about the debt put on the project, lies about experience level of the principals, omissions of material facts, and at least two straight up Ponzi schemes.While it's true that some legitimate operators are having issues in their portfolios, today's circumstances are a perfect example of the idiom, "you can only discover who is swimming naked when the tide goes out."

I have been searching online for a real estate investors networking group in Vermont but it doesn't seem like there is much so I would like to start one.Even if it is just a couple people to start I think having a network of like-minded people is crucial to success. 

I have searched online and found no company or market for this type of transaction.

Promote your YouTube channel and educational content and use resources like books, podcasts, and online communities to build a personal brand in the real estate community.Good luck!

Even areas that we deemed safe aren't anymore.