What @Paul Shannon said times 100.Money can be made in investing in real estate (or in any other commodity) virtually anywhere across the entire globe. 

You can also stay connected to what's happening in Metro Phoenix when you attend the monthly online meetings of AZREIA and participate in their virtual subgroup meet-ups.

I would recommend getting involved with a local investors group or even a virtual master mind of like-minded investors. 

its a thing I was shocked when I realized this as well when i owned a bunch of lower end rentals.. and virtually none of my tenants especially section 8 inner city had the ability to get checking accounts.. 

With land it's easy and I have a full list of items I go through and resources I use and I do it all virtually.

Sold off furniture/personal items to recoup some of the closing costs/taxes and rented it to a tenant within a month.

Attend virtual or in-person Bigger Pockets or local REIA meetups (if they are happening and you are comfortable), make connections on BP, etc. 

I think most of them are going to virtual right now, including Joe Fairless's yearly conference.

This virtually eliminates that expense. 

So I've been doing this for a while and before I start a demo project I call the scrappers (if there isn't anything I want to scrap) for metal and the Purple Hearts etc to grab furniture.