Local real estate investor meetups are a great place to introduce yourself, meet people in your market that you'll inevitably do business with, build a good team, and learn from guest speakers as well as the other meetup-goers.Bonus advice: get started!

I know that you are trying to save money by not buying a dud program off the bat and I get it, but sometimes in business there are risk.

Even facebook might have some good local groups for you.

It’s been a great tool for us for a decade plus the networking with local folks.

Start listening to the BiggerPockets podcast starting at the very beginning and start growing your network, look on Facebook/BiggerPockets for different events, find a mentor doing what you want to do, and get to know the local lenders/brokers.

Spend some time looking up local investors using the search feature.

It’s a local company in Georgia elemental home 

It is in a good area next to businesses and breweries/shopping centers/etc in a busy town.

If you self manage and have less than 4 units you are exempt from fair housing, but there are also local Seattle laws that may trip you up.

Are there specific regulations or processes I need to be aware of to ensure compliance with local laws?