My local Craigslist is saturated with their ads in the housing section.

You can try this site to find a local mortgage broker:https://mortgagematchup.com/ 

I recommend finding a great local lender and building a relationship with them, then getting your info directly from them rather than articles and videos.  

For plans that will pay off later, get into house hacking, save money for a first payment, meet people in local real estate groups and find a mentor, and put money into things that earn without much work like stock index funds or ETFs.

Purchase price: $213,000 Cash invested: $13,000 This is a Townhouse located right outside of Forman university.

I found myself attending in-person networking almost weekly prior to the pandemic, but we live in a different world, and the digital shift has made it harder.Currently looking for personal investment deals in the area, and also passionate about connecting other local investors with trusted service providers.

Maybe you could contact a local STR management company and work for them for free to get some idea of what is to manage a STR.

If you check their websites they may give local agents contact info.  

Keep steady and stick with it, using plans like looking at local buzz and keeping an eye on road projects, to help grow home values.Thanks!

It cannot be covered in a few posts but to help you get started top left is a tab, LEARN check that out, and BUILD YOUR TEAM, just for starters; you must know how to underwrite your properties, and local laws.You are in the right place, check out some podcasts and read some books.