I have just joined a local team of investors as their Aquisition manager. 

I also host a local real estate meetup in Worcester, it's a fantastic opportunity to meet other investors, lenders, contractors and potentially find deals.

Option 1 will require experience and is just there for illustrative purposes, 2 and 3 (in the absence of experience owning CRE) will require that the borrower be local to the property (if you want the best financing available on your first rodeo, stay local and stay turnkey, your lack of CRE experience is offset by your presumed local neighborhood level knowledge, etc, you can get fancy & still get good financing once you've got local & turnkey property #1 under your belt).

We are here to help each other grow.Get as much knowledge and experience as possible and find a mentor.Join real estate investment clubs.Get in touch with a local agent or investor and shorten your learning curve and save you a lot of headaches as they tend to understand the market better.All the best!

I’m focusing on virtual and will eventually start focusing in my local market NYC.

Generally though, more protection is better than no protection.Also, I live and invest in the NWI area and I can refer you to a local attorney for LLC questions or help point you in the right direction.

Our mission is to empower local entrepreneurs and investors to transform underutilized properties into awesome community assets that benefit all.If you send me a DM I can share more about our courses and free webinars.

It's been a game-changer, allowing us to respond faster to inquiries and provide clearer instructions and local recommendations for our guests.Automation has truly transformed our business, making it more efficient and improving the overall guest experience by leaps and bounds.

One option - (looks like you've already taken this route) - Shack up with a local investor-minded realtor, they will be more than happy to set you up on a specific, filtered investment property drip campaign. 

@Shishi Chen try to find local real estate meetup groups, and there are various wholesaling groups on Facebook.