I was just at a capital raising event in New York City pitching miami and columbus. by far there is more interest in miami for development, land entitlement, etc. you also aren't local so I'd discount what you say by like 80%. even if you are looking at "condo" investments, that's about the poorest way to invest in real estate so I'd say just you looking at that says something about your experience level. 

I would send a letter and request a time to meet with them to discuss.I do have a question on your local market.

Here's what I would suggest:A small, local lender will be your HIGHEST probability of success when trying to find "Line of Credit" lenders on investment properties.

I recently had to use a local laundromat for a couple of months and loved the option of using a designated laundry app to pay.

I'm not a lender but I know several good ones that are here local.

My advice is to speak to a few local HMLs and ask them for their rehab estimate spreadsheet, which most should be happy to provide.FWIW, based on my assumptions above, you can’t pay more than around $480k for this property.

I use a local company for background checks and all that kind of stuff.

Remote management is definitely doable, and as you hinted at it's very important to have trusted local vendors.

I have one lender that is wanting 25% down that is local.

I plan to start house hacking not too long from now but am currently trying to talk to local investors and talk about there experiences with investing locally.