I really want to do local meetups and interact with more advanced investors but don’t know where to start.

This is my personal opinion, which probably won't be popular.If you are worried about the cost of hiring an attorney to create a proper operating agreement for your LLC, you probably don't need an LLC, and if you choose to use an online site to create an LLC, you probably get the protection you paid for.

The site looks like it came back online and it's stunning. 

Does anyone know of free online resources or price per report resources? 

The program is $3000, and I haven't found much online about them.I started out investing in non-performing notes but having trouble obtaining those lately.Thanks,Nicole

Can’t find much recent info online. 

Quote from @Diana Teng: Hi all,I think my question above is pretty direct.I'm interested to buy my first rental property, and after doing a brief search I see that there are quite a number of places out-of-state (I live in NY state)  that offer affordable homes that deem to be in hot market areas right now (according to many different articles online). 

There are also online platforms that will handle managing security deposit compliance, refunds, etc. like rentable.com

On-line Auction Foreclosure Website.

The unique thing about this platform is that you can actually search reviews from BP members and interact with them about their experience with that particular QI.