I'll also add that there is a great suggestion from @David Greene in his book Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat on this.

I would suggest either Turnkey investing or building a team in an area you are interested in (per the book by David Greene). 

Hey BP,I am about 100 pages into Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene.

I'm a completely green into this industry.

Let me give a far less experienced view than @Johnathan Greene.  

Key Bank, flexible lender, HELOCs on second homes and rental properties. 90% LTV on primary.PenFedLendingTree is a broker, connects you with multiple loan providers, some sub prime. 3 to 5 week for underwriting is a long time.TD BankTower FCU, all states except TX, max 45 DTI, green card ok.

@Jonathan Greene absolutely agree with you how do I connect with poeple for off market that are not being blinded by the agents that say I can get you 200k over asking in this market blah blah, where are the poeple I need to work with I'm itching

I grew up in central Iowa and now find myself living just outside of Green Bay, WI.

(Green Valley Ranch, maybe, but that price point anywhere else is tough unless you're looking at a condo, and then condo regulations often present problems for Airbnb.)

The difference was that we actually met with a loan officer & had a green light for VA loan in less than an hour.