Remember no lender wants to own your property, we are not in the business of reselling real estate.

Maybe you want to try a local credit union and title company to save on fees?

I would connect with a few lenders on here, find one local mortgage broker, and then call around to several regional banks and credit unions.

How can my online presence help me to grow my real estate portfolio?

One hurricane, one downturn, one localized series of job losses, and the house of cards falls. 

My Real Estate attorney always gives me advice and allows me to ask simple questions all the time.

You can continue to invest in real estate and create more depreciation losses via cost segregation to offset the recapture though. 

I can't speak for Kansas, but we help OOS investors build wealth and cashflow portfolios through value add real estate all the time in Birmingham AL. 

I am not super familiar with your market (although I'm sure it's similar), we have a ton of local Chicago real estate investor meetups.Getting to those things in person changed my life, and I was able to connect with mentors, experienced investors, and a lot of good people.

It makes shotgun market real easy.