A qualified CFP or CPA should be able to pay for themselves and I'm glad you're starting to think about this as an investment rather than an expense.

Most Canadians investing countryside seem to be moving their money into properties in MB, SK, or AB due to affordability and in AB's case the more landlord friendly laws.

These and 1000 other questions or concerns or issues that to me are potentially of vital importance to your purchase, your investment, your resale and exit strategy for the future.Real Estate is a team sport. 

Business Continuity: If you invest with partners, a properly structured key person insurance or buy-sell agreement funded by life insurance can ensure a smooth transition if one partner is no longer around. 

Nor do RE investing styles! 

This will help guide your decision opposed to investing somewhere for a novel reason.for example for me it was cash flow, price to rent ratio, land lord tenant laws and availability of multi-families(Just to name a few). 

Retired and looking to invest in properties for rehab, rent and refi.

It seems there is a great discrepancy over whether it is smarter to stay local or not for your first rental investment. 

Credit score- the higher the best. 760-780+ generally gets best pricing for investment property loans with most lenders.

Welcome to BiggerPockets John and best of luck investing!