I would echo this, it is a great REIA and the best place to find local, like-minded individuals and resources. 

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

You can even connect with local HR teams and offer small referral bonuses to get more bookings.

Would love to be a resource for you here locally in Jacksonville!

If you want to only do PM I'd recommend just looking on LinkedIn, or Indeed and applying for local apartment communities.  

Johnny, sometimes the best lenders aren’t local.

Quote from @Gregory Wilson: A few things there, Brendan.First, an LLC with you as a member and your (wife, son, pal, etc.) partner as a 1% member will file a Form 1065 which is about one tenth as likely to be audited by the IRS as a Form 1040 with a Schedule E rental activity (which I presume you will attempt to show is an active business).Second, you want an LLC because when your local Alabama handyman drives his girlfriend's uninsured truck into a van load of U of A medical school interns on I-22 when he goes  to get some shingles for your roof, on your business, you don't lose everything you have or ever will have to an uninsured claim. 

Ensure the property’s price aligns with market trends, and work with a local realtor to help with due diligence and negotiation.Good luck!

Hi Jerrell,  The best option for trying to get a HELOC on a property would be to check with local credit unions. 

Congratulations on the duplex -My investor clients have acquired several multi-family investment properties locally in the market I operate in Northwest Indiana - Figure out your personal investment objective for the next 4 years and align yourself with the next property that make sense in this current market environment-