The trouble is that I don’t necessarily have people like that in my immediate circle and I haven’t been working with anybody in my local REIA

Sure if you plug vacasa into it they will do worse than what you can do because they don't give a flip but if you find a good local manager (I use Hyatus Stays) you can find they will do much better than what you can do because it's their full time focus and job.

I'm interested in multifamily but my local market is very expensive, therefore I am looking into how to buy out of state.

do you go to local real estate forum and such ? 

I like to provide the fix and flip opportunities to local investors, and the stabilized cash flowing rental units to both local and out of state investors who are looking to add this type of product to their portfolios, as there are several, high quality full-service property management companies in the area. 

If you will be local to your property, I would say first self-manage.

Look for population and job growth. 

I live in the Raleigh NC  locale. 

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 work with local investors too