I was able to connect with a property manager out there through someone I heard on a podcast, and I knew worst case scenario I could have just sold the property if I ended up not liking long-distance 

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If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking5.

Meetups + books + podcasts are the way to go, but meetups are the most crucial to your confidence level and to know people like you do this every day.I agree with @Nathan Gesner on the heads up, when you say you are new and want help, everyone has a pitch, that's why meetups are so good - most have no pitch, just networking, unless it's run by a hard money lender.I have a couple friends who invest in the Lehigh Valley that I can connect you with when the time comes.

A planned investment from the city to add a public use pedestrian trail connecting the neighborhood to the near by Beltline trail.

I am very interested into diving into the house hacking space, hopefully here in Saint George, utah. looking forward to connecting! 

Only thing I got out of those events were I didn't understand how to get to the next level (no fault of the events, I take responsibility of my on inability to make the connections in the content).  

Would love to connect, I'll shoot you a PM

Looking to connect with local investors in each market and discuss the pros/cons.

Connecting with like-minded investors locally can be a game changer!