Hi Kristin,If you're planning to finance real estate in Illinois using only your rental income from properties in California, a DSCR loan might be a great option for you, especially since traditional income-based loans might not be feasible without local employment.A DSCR loan focuses on the property's ability to generate income rather than your personal income from employment.

Do you know any local wholesalers?

I would look into your local REI Facebook group and search for previous posts of people looking for property management companies.

Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.

I would suggest a local bank to get the conversation going.

I took them both to the local branch.

I would also recommend you reach out to your local county housing authority.

In that example used the person provided maid services, swimming and fishing instruction, mail delivery, information about local churches and other things.

Keep in mind that some of these obnoxious transfer taxes are not considered state or local taxes for tax deductions but rather increase the basis of the property as part of acquisition costs.

Local REIAs are a good place to network also.