Of the 200+ clients we've worked with, fewer than 10 were local; all the rest lived in other states or countries.

@Edward Heavrin: Both options, but at a high enough equity you kind find long term mortgage products that will allow cross collateralization, so you can use those high equity or free and clear assets in lieu of down payment. 

And it crossed the neighbor A’s back yard and hit another's neighbor B's swimming pool.

I grew up in England, UK I struggled to find a profitable market and working a 9-5 job, the hassle of living on payslip to payslip had inevitably led me to venture outside the country.

Regarding finding "deals", read below:The Real Estate Crash of 2008-2010 caused real estate prices to crash across the country - but didn't affect rent amounts.

By Owner's First and Last Name: Cross-reference any legal actions involving the property owner.

In 2022 the rents increased 12.1% year over year which was the 3rd highest in the entire country per https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/02/14/cleveland-rent-prices.

They travel the country setting up free introductory courses in Holiday Inns.1977 - Robert Allen, a California single family home investor, riding the California inflationary price increases.published a book “Nothing Down’ and crosses the country with his own “introductory workshop”.

Trusts based in Nevis, Lichtenstein corporation/trust hybrids, multi country inter connected entities, generation skipping trusts, outside trustees, “protectors”, etc add up not only to a large initial outlay, but large annual charges.  

@Michael CliffordRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.