I'm sure BP can offer  you many of the other aspects you might be looking for (financial, partners, networking, etc.).Happy Investing!

Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereThen read the BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Also check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.Don't forget to set up your keyword alerts.I'm in the Cincy area, but let me know if I can help at all or just discuss different aspects of real estate.

It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.

Welcome to BP family @Alexander Reams It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. 

Welcome to BP family @Nicola Harvey It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.

I'll need referrals for every aspect of the real estate game.  

Another positive to this situation would be the self funding aspect of the property since you are renting it out, so if possible, hold it for a while and apply an equity play strategy and use it to fund your next down payments to acquire more properties from a home equity line of credit.

What I was going to say is that hiring a good contractor for a flip is as crucial as placing good tenants if you are using a buy and hold strategy 

It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. 

What I think is the most important aspect is integrity.