Educate yourself on the local market, network with other investors and agents, and always have a solid plan in place before making any investments.

You will also need a good real estate attorney that can advise you on deals, a good CPA that knows the details about investment real estate, insurance agent, and contractors who can provide you bids on work that needs to be done on the properties you look at. 

Certainly, at a minimum, RETA members need to know this a seller's agent.

Can I gain access to the MLS as a Missouri Licensed RE Agent, without joining KCRAR? 

insulate the crawl space to stop rising moisture Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

For example two groups that are often mentioned as the first part of your team are real estate agents and other RE investors.

I have a great agent who found this 1 week before going on MLS.

insulate the crawl space to stop rising moisture Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

That region will require some risk mitigation, and would be better suited for a local flipper specializing in those types of properties vs buy and hold OOS IMO. 

I'd suggest networking with some of the rock star agents like @Eudith Vacio or @John Warren above to help you narrow down your search criteria.