At the same time, many successful investors I listen to seem to have deals all across the nation!

They are national.  

Both of these programs are designed to promote economic growth in communities, and the National Association of Realtors® made the case that investors in these programs should not be harmed due to the effects of COVID-19. 1031 Like-kind exchanges.

Now I manage a corporate risk and insurance program for a global firm headquartered in Chicago—I love it.

The Division of Corporations requires that this be an occupied physical Florida address.

Midland and Odessa are not only the communities with the largest rent drops in the nation but also the only communities with annual drops larger than 2.5 percent.

Austin, the #1 rated city to live in 3 years in a row, the 11th largest city in the nation expected to double in size in 20 years, the city 83 out of 100 economists picked, according to Zillow, as the #1 place to invest in 2020, still has brand new homes 20-25 minutes from downtown for $250,000. 

Wells Fargo, UWM, and the nation's other largest providers have all suspended jumbo loans so there is no existing option for this $1.2MM loan scenario in the rate range you're describing.  

I don’t know of any national ones  we use a local Community Bank.  

I know it makes more sense for legal protection, taxes, etc to have these properties under an LLC, S-Corp, or another legal business, but I'm not sure what that process looks like.