Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

Since you are looking at investing out of state- establish some relationships with realtors, investors, contractors,..... in the market you want to invest. 

You are already off the articles of incorporation since the Wyoming LLC is established first through a registered agent service.

Reafco is a well established brokerage in Columbus and has a ton of deals and resources to help you out!

Big developers where not investing as much anymore, land flippers where left with unwanted inventory and if you for example now wanted to do an agricultural business and bought land in some places, the math would never makes sense.The good thing is as you mentioned some small towns are thriving because of the expat presence, similar to what happens in the US with "gentrification" the expats attract the digital nomad crowd that works from the beach, surfs, love great coffee shops and restaurants etc.

You will learn so much faster working for an established company, you'll earn a decent paycheck, and you'll quickly discern if PM is the right path for you.

If you (or anyone) wants to message me, I have videos (search 'Rob Lam reireply' on YT) to show you of my account and tips and tricks that have helped me thrive. 

With the Raleigh area being such a hot market in recent years, I'm looking to find new or experienced investors or other agents to network with, discuss the latest news about the area, and establish some solid relationships with.

Establish relationships with brokers specializing in multi-family properties, send letters to property owners, and use online platforms like LoopNet, Crexi, and CoStar.

Once we hit junior year and started leaving the dorms, we had established ourselves well enough in our college town that we weren't going home for the whole summer anyways.