You'll need to drive a couple hours, but there are lots of resources here.I'm a buy & hold guy, but I know several somewhat reputable (they still want your money) groups that teach marketing, wholesaling, and flipping and several people who do this things who could tell you how they got started.

If you want to invest out of province, if you have the capital I would suggest finding a reputable investor who is on the ground, and forming a partnership with this person.

If you are truly new to this type of investing and especially if you are new to investing in general I would highly recommend partnering with a reputable investor on BP, a reputable investor in your community or a good commercial real estate agent who really understands this type of deal. 

Word of mouth, LinkedIn profile testimonials, online review sites, BBB, etc. are all great ways to review your potential inspector's reputation.

I think you can use a reputable local.  

Just like with any career, sometimes formal education is imperative to knowledge and reputation.  

For the money, I would close through a reputable title co if I had any reservations at all.  

Standard phrase --  "If plumber comes because toilet is stopped up and plumber pulls out tree roots, I pay for plumber. 

Granted those pros and cons are all based on dealing with a good, reputable turnkey provider, but if you go that route, I'd venture to say the risk you will endure (assuming you do proper due diligence) would be less than with any other type of investment!

The plumber fixes the pipe wrongly, and now the front hose hookup sticks out of the house by six inches and sprays water everywhere.