Hi JustinWelcome to BP, it's a great place and there's a decent Tucson presence.

A big part of our growth strategy is our web presence and search engine optimization.

@Susie LoweHi Susie, you have probably seen that Lakeland, FL is a popular investment city these days, some of the reasons for this is that Polk County/Lakeland is ideally located centrally to Orlando and Tampa, we have many warehouses strategically located throughout Polk County, to include warehouses for Amazon, IKEA, RoomsToGo, PepsiCo and Publix which make this area strategic for distribution throughout Florida, not to mention Publix is headquartered in Lakeland, and we also have a large presence for Coca Cola bottling and Juices in Auburndale, FL which is about 10-20 min from Lakeland.Lakeland is also home to the yearly SUN 'n FUN held in April, which is Florida's largest annual convention, which spans over 6 days on 2200 acres, and it has been recorded to have had a $64 Million direct and indirect economic impact on the I-4 corridor (From Tampa to Orlando). https://www.flysnf.org/about/I have been investing since 2002, and my investments are mainly in Lakeland, Bartow, Auburndale and Winter Haven, I also like Lake Wales and Haines City, there is good population growth, and high demand for workers in these areas, of course keep in mind we are in a pretty descent economy right now, whatever you look at, make sure the numbers make sense, and if you purchase something, leave enough room for an economic downturn, I see many outside investors purchasing at higher than normal prices, because the prices seem cheap compared to other markets close to Lakeland, but this can become a trap if the market shifts in a negative direction.I would be glad to help you with your search

Strong online website presence is what maters.

That being said, the OP is still spot on and the savvy OOS investor (or let's be honest, even the savvy local investor) will either avoid those types of properties and flips or do some incredible due diligence to get a stellar team in place--but even then...The trick to out of state investing is essentially replicating your presence in the area through your agents/team.

Does anyone else with an Indianapolis presence have any stories of wholesaling in Fishers? 

There is a strong Milwaukee presence here, so I'm sure you'll get connected with them.

And I love the constant police presence in the area as you can see the city wants to clean things up.  

Ultimately, I'd suggest just joining up with a brokerage that has more of a state/national presence like eXp or Keller Williams, rather than a local indie brokerage and you should be fine.

If you want a local presence I'd say find a local title company and ask them - not a national title company with a local office.