If you really need a partner, consider looking into local meetups and regional conferences to meet people. 

Targeted advertising: Use geotargeting and other advanced advertising techniques to target potential buyers in specific geographic areas or regions where there is likely an interest.4. 

I have been a landlord and investor for over a decade AND also work as a senior/regional property manager so I feel like I see both sides and have some good insight on this- manage yourself if you have the time and fortitude to do so, you will make mistakes but it will pay off, get a real estate license (not hard to do plus you can sell and buy properties and get commission) and know the laws, be willing to do the research, NO ONE IS GOING CARE AS MUCH ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY AS YOU- that being said, not everyone wants to has the time ect or headache or likes asking for rent…FIND A MANAGER THAT ALSO IS A LANDLORD INVESTOR, I can’t tell you how many property managers I’ve tried training and that failed at our company because they just don’t get it from an owner or investor side, like “no tenant we aren’t going to come replace your stove again, no we aren’t going to clean your bathroom cause you didn’t , ability to analyze when to do maintenance and not, ability to explain to tenant owners POV, I tell every owner I am not telling you anything I haven’t done or I’d do my self, a lot of property managers are blue colar type workers and have never invested in their life and just done get it, 4 out of 5 property managers fail at my company because of this especially for single family homes, find a PM with speciality in SFH for your area, for example, a PM in Birmingham MI (upscale area) will fail in Detroit or lower end markets (but that’s were the best ROIs are)

MFH supply is somewhat limited in the northern coastal region (Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, etc), but it's certainly still a viable strategy. 

To obtain $200k worth of cash flow at current interest rates would require around $7M worth of purchased real estate in the NY metro region if they all had loans at their nascent stage.

This was another bank but regional unlike the Top 10 bank I used for personal & commercial.My other top concern is this even worth it?

@Chris AdamsIt is absolutely a regional item.

Winston-Salem is a small city located in the Piedmont region with an estimated population of 253k and a Metro estimate of 695k.

For reference they are a regional state bank.  

We are the second fastest growing metro in the Great Lakes region.