The Lender will need some sort of verification that you are the sole owner (tax returns work, CPA letter).

Often times, an experienced seller will ask for some sort financial approval for their peace of mind.Prepare yourself for the pre-approval. 

They will also be a wealth of info and will help with with all sorts of other pieces of the puzzle you haven't even considered yet (contractors, leases, insurance policies, etc.). 

Those sorts of properties are only for very experienced investors. 

And meetups, while great in certain ways, can also give you a flood of different experiences that are hard to sort through. 

This is the sort of wait and hassle that comes with too few appraisers and too many deals.  

Just like @Steve Milford mentioned, make sure you have an emergency fund of some sort for unforeseen repairs & also figure out that baseline for your W/S/G. 

Select the right tenants and these properties virtually manage themselves after you stabilize them within your first year of ownership.

Its whatever your lender, usually some sort of private investor or perhaps a local bank / credit union.Good luck.

We don’t know anyone in the area, but you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesAdditionally, don't treat property management like a commodity and just focus on the lowest price!