But I am not opposed to working with local investors of course.

@Christina Morales1) Posts like this one should go into marketplace to avoid being deleted2) Your best bet is to connect with the brokers locally as well as to become a regular at the local REI events found via BP and Meetup.

Hope to see you at an event/connect

I'll definitely be on the lookout for more events in the future to attend. 

@Mitchell Chingay, it's impossible to predict when markets will have a crash like event and @Erik Whiting is an example of how expensive it would have been for him to sit on the sidelines waiting for a crash to happen.

@ron Harris is a great resource he’s got a social event called Coffee with Investors you can find Meet Up.

A) Have the tenant get renter's insuranceB) A lot of utility companies will automatically transfer the gas/electric into your name in the event it's shut off by the tenant so there's no service interruption, whether due to non-payment or cancellation, though you need to sign up for this.

@Joe MontesanoAll details are on BP Events page here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Bears Smokehouse BBQ: 470 James st, New Haven 6pm-8pm

In the event a vacancy occurs, the utility cost is very small and I let the cash flow handle the small number.  

Find someone who will be there to help in the event anything goes sideways.