do you go to local real estate forum and such ? 

I'm not trying to take credit for organic rent growth because that doesn't tell me if I should have or should not have done the renovation project.

Anita,The organization that you would contact in most states is the Insurance Dept. 

Especially if your numbers aren't making since locally. 

Hi Brendon,If you want to work with local companies, I suggest you simply call title companies and ask them if they can facilitate assignment of contracts.

I live in the Raleigh NC  locale. 

I work with local investors too

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

As noted above, these are usually geared away from investors if they are looking to increase affordable housing options, or focused on local investors who will then open them up for rent right away for the same reason.

If a hilltop home was a potential purchaser's goal these are some estimates we got for professional work:Getting power to the hilltop will cost about 50-60k according to the local power company. 66k for overhead lines, 52k for buried (not including trenching). $3600 for a septic permit & design about 50k for sitework (very long driveway), though foresters have noted the potential for NRCS funding for road improvement and invasive species management (i.e. clearing the 8-acre area which has blackberry bushes galore) which we are in the very early stages of looking into.