New member from Toronto - still interested in SW Florida

[Andrew K.]

Hello folks.

My wife and I just joined the community here at BiggerPockets. We currently live in Toronto, Canada but we own a home in Bonita Springs, Florida. We are very excited about learning more about the investment real estate market, and we hope to acquire some rental properties in the very near future.

Naturally, we have a few "newbie" questions, and we would be very grateful to hear your thoughts. 

1. We recently attended a "free" seminar in Toronto and we registered for a $3,500 weekend course with Marco Kozlowski. We haven't yet attended the course and we're really still not sure if this is going to be worth the money and time. Has anyone taken this course from Marco recently? One of the attractions is that Marco "guarantees" the first deal, and claims to be bringing the financing (at 5%) to the table.

2. Which North American markets currently represent the best value/risk opportunity. We love Florida but some are saying that ship has sailed.

That's all for now. Thanks so much for your help and advice.