My eventual goal is to be able to travel on my own terms and use real estate as my income source while working remotely.

(This is me talking to myself trying to sway myself from not picking this city to invest while I am living here now ..anyways)Instead of picking a city based on emotions, or spending a year traveling, you can pick one from your own living room, because the data is available to make a decision. 

Union or middlesex preferred but I’m willing to travel for a good lawyer.

If you drive a lot the podcasts are great knowledge to soak in while traveling through around the 495 beltway.

I also don't think most people are ready to travel fifty miles to a grocery store or doctors office on the regular. 

My husband retires from the Army then and we plan to travel the world in our Jeep.

I was running my basement unit as an Airbnb but transferred over renting to travel nurses at the beginning of 2020 and have had a great experience.

You can try to get recommendations/referrals from other investors and that can help, but be specific about which trade(s) you're looking for and especially where the property is since many contractors in RI aren't willing to travel far (they don't have to these days).For networking, obviously this site is good, and I'd also recommend checking out local networking groups such as the RI real estate investor group and Black Diamond group in southern Mass (if you have any interest in anything in Mass.)For learning to analyze deals, I think there are probably more than enough resources here on BP but if you're looking for more long form content, I think you can also get some book recommendations here on BP as well.For finding out about your market, the best way is to get out there and pound the pavement, identifying areas you want to invest in next and then going to some open houses, talking to people in those areas (older neighbors are often very happy to share their opinions :), etc.My best tip for new investors, which sounds basic but I think is still a good one, is to keep your purchases close to home, or wherever you spend most of your time.

Now that international travel is almost zero and people are hesitant to take domestic flights.

My job requires me to travel a lot and I know that would be a deterrent to m real estate goals but I don't want that to stop me anyways.