I moved to the San Francisco Bay area 35 years ago from Toronto.

Any recommendations or advice from experienced investors in the region would be greatly appreciated.

You may join in conversations, pose questions, and maybe even locate mentors who are eager to provide advice.Real Estate Investment Associations: Find out about regional or local real estate investor clubs, as well as REIAs (Real Estate Investment Associations), in Texas.

Search for regions that are seeing increases in employment, population, and economic prosperity.Discover your alternatives for financing multifamily real estate.

You may be able to find such mentors through Facebook groups, LinkedIn, or regional real estate forums.Tell prospective mentors how excited you are about real estate investment in a sincere way.

I am based in Greater Philadelphia region and worked on a deal the owner sold 75K sq ft self storage and kept 20K sq ft of contractor specific self storage.

Hey Sri, I was born & raised in London but currently live in the Niagara Region.

Try as hard as possible to leave political parties out of this , but general politics for a region should be ok . 

Check regional building for the age of the furnace, water heater etc and if they are nearing end of life be sure to plan on replacement costs.

COlumbus is considered an 11 county MSA: https://columbusregion.com/meet-the-region/