If you haven't already already joined one, you will get a good overview of the investing scene in your area (or the area you want to flip in) by networking with other investors, wholesalers, and agents in person.

However it requires experience and a good network.

Wanted to grow my network in my hometown, as well as better understand what challenges you all face and how I could help.

@Daniel Winschel Go to the events area on BP, find a meetup and go network with investors and ask them your questions.

There are a lot of people that attend these meetings that you can network with and get recommendations.

Go to local real estate investor club s and events to learn and network. 

I plan on heavily relying on this community, but I feel that it would be good to have a go to person as well.Although I am some time out on my first purchase I want to continue to learn as much as possible and network.

Also, consider attending some local meetups and start networking. 

While I could ask a well-known (highly-networked) agent in my local market for a referral, I knew that it would not be free to me somehow in the end (I once paid a 7% commission for a tough to sell remote property, where I used such a referral, and it was well worth it - for that property.)

While I don't have anything at present in Avon, I would be more than happy to ask some colleagues in my network to see what they might have.