Person 1 - real estate agent in market, will source the deals, contract, rehab and rent.

Credit unions can be a good source to explore.

I live here because my family is here. my friends and my wife's and child's friends are here, and my RE investments are here.San Diego has a lot of nice features (weather, recreation, beach, mountains, desert, etc.) but it is also crowded, air could be better, and it is not cheap. 

These are the best source of deals that give you the freedom to negotiate.If you look in between Hamilton and Auckland you'll find something.

Ranking of top 8 landlord friendly states and their tax rate of purchase price: 1.TX (1.81%) 2.IN (0.85%) 3.CO (0.6%) 4.AZ (0.72%, 5.FL (0.97%) 6.KY (0.72%) 7.GA (0.83%) 8.MS (0.52%)SOURCES http://capstonecapitalusa.com/the-most-friendly-8-landlord-states/ https://morrisinvest.com/blog/2016/12/21/5-most-landlord-friendly-states https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/175527-the-most-landlord-friendly-states?

With that being said I would like to tell you to follow as many sources and successful people as you can.!

What is the best source to meet investors?

(source: Deloitte - Blockchain in Commercial Real Estate).David Sacks, former COO @ Paypal, gave an interview to Fortune magazine recently, where he predicted that real estate will be the vanguard for a market where all sorts of assets, from fine art to shares in private funds, will be tokenized on a distributed ledger”.

It could be something hyper-local, like a bunch of new construction coming on the market at a better price and with better features. 

@Marissa Bailey we are also looking for similar features in rental management software.