Now rural counties and can be a little different but like Jonathan says every market basically has their players..

Why don't you join a local landlord association?

I've also signed up for New Orleans REI meet ups in the upcoming weeks in hopes of making valuable connections in the local market. 

Would love to connect & share some resources on how to find a local mentor and id love to serve as a mentor for you in any way I can. wishing you the best!

I moved to a new state and was curious to see if I should open a new LLC for a new state and if anyone had reccomendations other than a local attorneys office to create one.

Reaching out to local agents?

Another trick from investers I’ve worked with is chatting up folks at local meetups who’ve recently navigated the same municipality.. they’re often happy to share how fast or slow things move.

This deal came through Partner Driven's local network in Windsor, NC.

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-

I am local to Los Angeles - based in Orange County.A bit about me: I’m a civil engineer by profession with experience in local government.