When it comes to Realtors, they will help you identify which areas of town are good to invest in and what to expect in rents, quality of tenants, how to analyze deals, provide you with investing opportunities (both on market and off market).Besides figuring out what your goals are, how you want to get started, and meeting like-minded people, the first action item would be to talk to a lender.

Identify a possible mentor and see how you can help them.

I26 is not close enough to affect this property, but there are other roads that could be expanding into it in the next 10-15 years.

I would love to then use that equity for a down payment for another duplex down the road ect.

So $20 per duplex which is not bad BUT just another nuisance whenever selling or just having expenses potentially rising down the road.

I find it useful to have a couple people that will remove old flooring (carpet, vinyl, etc), clean out crawl spaces, repair insulation, lay down vapor barrier, haul off junk, remove fencing, paint decks, low skill landscaping, etc.The best method I've found is posting free stuff (used appliances, old fencing, and other stuff) on CL, then identifying the good character workers to do other work for $15 hour. 

I would fly there go to some local REI meetup groups you identify online.

Do you have adequate access for the truck that will deliver or do you need a road access?

The location also helps identify the property.

The road to quitting your job is a grind but the combination of getting educated and taking MASSIVE ACTION will allow you to get there.HAVE FAITH!