Join off-market Facebook groups and local RE investor FB groups to get more local information about potential off-market properties, and find investor-friendly RE agents who are willing to work with you.I would recommend for a first deal at least to get something closer to home, easier to get back and forth to for your own sanity, ability to check on either construction or tenants, address repair and maintenance issues.

And while someone paying a professional to do a detailed and relatively costly search may be able to ascertain your wealth status; a superficial search would probably leave the potential plaintiff believing you lacked the assets to make a lawsuit worthwhile. 

If your spouse qualifies for the Real Estate Professional status, then it will cover both of you.

Facebook has mid-term rental groups for traveling nurses, etc.

(Making judgements based on family status, number of kids, medical animals, etc etc..)4) When you get that first repair call 10pm Saturday night for a leaking roof or water heater do you have a trusted/dependable guy to call and get it fixed that night?

I am putting it up on Facebook, Craigslist, etc. but is there anything else a newbie can utilize that you have found success with?

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

@Alex Del Rio welcome and congrats on Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) this brings with it a lot of tax benefits that you didn't have access to before.

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@Yixin Huang we use a property management software which keeps the communication centralized and updates them on status.