The New Orleans agent was able to connect us with a local lender.

go to the local FB forums and attend local RE meetings. 

Hi Jessica, are you able to invest locally?

You can probably find basics of these forms online and then have a local attorney clean them up and make them compliant for your state (or the lawyer could draft them although they'd be a bit more expensive).

Good morning everyone, My name is Eric, I am a local firefighter and was previously stationed at JBLM.

My guess is that it is localized. 

Have you had success networking locally?

A lot of lenders should be able to do this, but local banks who only offer conventional financing usually cannot do this.

I just got word from a trusted friend who owns a large local property management company in PF.  

Just say you are a local investor and looking to pick up more properties in the neighborhood.