You can contact a local (experienced Real Estate Agent) to help you with this. 

I have been trying the local banks and credit unions. 

Hi, Sounds good on paper, but the challenge is that you don't know what you don't know.As long as you do not have someone local that knows the business etc, so that you get a second opinion, I would remain highly skeptical.I got a similar offer for investing into RE in UKI, with 13% ROI.

For example our local gas and electric company (Baltimore Gas and Electric) has a program called the Automatic Change Name program that PMCs can enroll in.

The issues I ran into was the local market was already flooded with STR's and in order to be profitable you had to stand out with a home that was either near an attraction (ie great view, Garden of the Gods, Downtown, or a College) or the unit had to have amenities (Hot tub, Instagram Wall, Pickle Ball Court) that would place your listing far and above other similar listings.I think you should strongly consider if you more interested in moving away and starting a life somewhere else, or in creating a cash flowing investment to supplement your income? 

Hey there Melvin, I was curious if you ended up finding a local broker and stuck with residential side of things? 

Established a relationship with a local realtor with same interests How did you finance this deal?

I highly recommend that you attend local REI networking groups and meetups to connect with fellow real estate investors and check out the forums, you can find discussions specific to your goals there and gain valuable insights.

What local investors do might be different than some yahoo in Texas. 

You can use your accounting background as leverage for a win-win relationship with a local investor for sure.