I worked with a local bank that had extremely low costs to refinance so it was well worth it for us, but some bigger banks may catch you off guard. 

Found a local company that allowed 401K/IRA's to be rolled into one of their real estate investment funds.

I am new in Real Estate Investing and looking to connect with local investors.

We've heard from numerous locals as to the underlying reason for their bold action against us but, again, it was not part of our lawsuit.I really appreciate your comments but our business is what it is - legal, appreciated and appropriate to cater to a large underserved monied part of the population. 

Brighton is known to be very community oriented, so people tend to stay locally long term. 

You might need to find a local private lender/broker who can help you with getting a second mortgage on your investment property.

I would recommend looking for local meetups to attend to get more connected with the local investing community.

Going off of what everyone else is saying in here, i would start to attend some local meetups, expos, and networking events.

Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards and even local stores like Ace are one stop shops and what you might spend in terms of a little more, you regain in terms of time saved and the ability to sign up for Pro accounts. 

Indy is very inconsistent so it's important to have a local agent or a really clear understanding of where you are buying.