@Gloria Gronka I think a great way to get started is to attend local meetups. 

I have secured financing through a local bank and looking to grab a fixer upper rental SFH.

You might want to check out the local Zone Code first.

And I bet your local market is too.

Have you spoken with a local credit union? 

Market research, local expertise, networking, property management, financial planning, potential legal and tax ramifications, risk management, and long-term vision are important factors to take into account.

I bought SFH through turnkey companies out of state, had a few SFH's locally managed by someone else and bought some small mulifamily properties and had a PM there as well. 

Are you planning to invest locally in New York, or are you open to investing out-of-state?

At that time, local jurisdictions may be allowed to require property owners to be owner-occupied. 

Local REI Meetup groups - AskThey are out there, but they are hiding under rocks a lot of times and you have to turn over a lot of rocks to find them.