Any advice would be most welcome, i feel ready yet anxious to move up to the next level of real estate investing for long term rentals. looking forward to meeting everyone

Even though they are the expert, you still need to ensure they fit you well.

I have found & recently looked at a property that I feel has potential.

Feel free to contact me. 

However, this is pretty much doing a BRRRR now which I've never done, don't have the time and is capital intensive (plus, I'm out of town) which doesn't seem too appealing.While I could just weather out the cashflow and bank on the appreciation over time, I feel my return on equity is poor, and that equity can be put elsewhere to be more productive.

I do feel bad they are losing their home, and want to be sensitive to their situation, (and would like them to not trash the place.) what are the requirements for the cash, do they just have to get the big stuff?

Feel free to use us as a resource. 

Some folks have both Pro and Business if they want both tools, but just wanted to throw that out there as a way to show what you do in the community. https://www.biggerpockets.com/businessOutside of that I have gone to several local real estate meetups in Charlotte and Denver and feel like some great conversations often lead to future relationships.

If you have questions related to these markets, please feel free to reach out.

Feel free to reach out for more info and I'll shoot you a DM to connect.