I live in Minnesota but have a video editing business online so I can go anywhere and there wouldn't be positives or negatives to any. 

You can find them through local real estate investment groups or online platforms.Auction or Estate Sale: If the property has unique characteristics, especially being a large, old Victorian, it might attract specific buyers looking for such properties.

You can often look online for the county/city zoning map, parcel info, and zoning laws.  

Most are online, at civicsource.com  and happen once a month.

If you want to put the deposit in a out of state/online bank, then you will have to furnish a bond.  

We looker at few houses/Condo under $200k-$250k and saw few online in that range.

Inst ($285.00) ($1,943.52) 3/31/2020 ACH ORAM-2910BROUGHAM- Little Pay Mowing Bill Maintenance Expense-Cleanup, blow clean, extra services ($85.00) ($1,658.52) 3/30/2020 ACH ORAM-2910BROUGHAM- JEA Bill Utilities-01/21/20 - 02/19/20 ($59.37) ($1,573.52) 3/28/2020 ACH ORAM-2910BROUGHAM- Crossmen Home Inspections, LLC Bill Maintenance Expense-Locksets replaced and fire extinguishers place at move-in ($50.00) ($1,514.15) 3/28/2020 ACH ORAM-2910BROUGHAM- Crossmen Cleaning Solutions, LLC Bill Maintenance Expense-March 7-10 Maintenance Cleans ($30.00) ($1,464.15) 3/25/2020 Check 3.26.20ALL ORAM-2910BROUGHAM- JWB Property Mgmt Bill Management Fees- ($169.90) ($1,434.15) 3/20/2020 Online Bank Transfer ORAM-2910BROUGHAM- JWB Property Mgmt Bill Tenant Placement- ($1,699.00) ($1,264.25) 3/12/2020 ORAM-2910BROUGHAM-2910BROUGHAM Coker, J.

Check county recordsUse online search tools like PropStream, Reonomy, PropertyShark, etc.Use local GIS mapping tools (ask your county)Search online directories for LLC or TrustTalk to neighborsHire a skip tracerSend a letter to the propertyThere are a lot of options.

Property owners can set up their property online in minutes, without agents, lawyers, or advisors slowing them down.

Personally, I don't mix men and women tenants but I know some people do.