Beyond that there are hard money lenders who charge higher rates to take on more risk... but they again start by looking at you, your skill set, and your previous experience in both managing your credit, as well as your real estate investment history.  

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

At the early stages, the more control you have over your real estate, the better returns thus I recommend investing locally to make your dollar go that much farther and gain a good familarity with real estate before exploring out of state investing.

Hi,I just invested in a 272 unit apartment - new development.

I am new to RE investing and looking to connect with local investor.

If you were asking if you should list on Homes2Go for example I would say it is up to you if you want to invest time/money in it, but VRBO is a no brainer. 

I'm actively purchasing multiple properties and would like to leverage hard money loans with terms typically ranging from 1.5 to 2 years.My primary focus is on securing financing that aligns with my investment goals while ensuring that the rates and terms are the most favorable.

@Drago StanimirovicI’m not trying to purchase another property, I’m trying to use the profits from the sale to pay the remaining balance of my loan off for my second investment property.

I am currently 21 years old, and have recently begun to get into what it would look like to invest in real estate.

I am of course partial to KC but there are many east and west coast people that do invest here.