Also, while delayed financing is dried up at the moment, MC Mortgage in Wilmington, NC specializes in helping investors and they know their stuff backwards and forwards.

Do any of you specialize in this? 

I don't have many recommendations for OOS specialists (because I live here), but @Alyssa Dyer with Table Investments is/are very knowledgeable and responsive and specialize in working with people outside Oklahoma.Rhett Tullis is a property manager that I haven't personally worked with, but who was very helpful to my sister when she was exploring investing here from Texas.

You can also form what is referred to as a Checkbook IRA by having the self-directed IRA purchase ownership in a specialized LLC entity. 

I am a general contractor that specializes in kitchen remodels and high end custom cabinetry, but I'd like to use this project to pivot into more general contracting and property development. 

To your deal...I am a landlord and co-own a property management company that specializes in South Jersey.

@Ryan Stevens You know that thing where a magician does something with his left hand while he tells you to pay attention to his right hand, and then produces something from his left hand that already existed, but feels special and exotic in that moment?

He is located in San Jose, CA, but specializes in Kansas City and Indianapolis. 

Find a lender that does 203k loans and homestyle loans; or even specializes in them.

I would recommend finding a great broker in the area you are looking at that specializes in MF at your price point.