Start at the top of the list and call all of the Credit Unions and local/regional banks.

You said they are a regional business with multiple locations?

When your property management fees exceed the salary of a regional property manager, thats when you either A) fire the mgmt company and bring it inhouse, or B) buy the mgmt companyI was the later, an asset manager who used a small mgmt company with 75 years of industry and market experience to manager all of my properties and then bought them out last year to bring management in house. 

You'll probably want to start having conversations with local/regional/etc. banks now.

Local and regional banks all of their own loan committees to terms are different, history matters, relationships matter, so it's different than an originator that will turn around the sell the paper.

Region of interest:I intend to explore markets and identify a specific target market somewhere between Boston and Cape Cod. 

The organization has events quite frequently throughout the month and at least one event in each region of the state per month.

I have been working in the Detroit region for over 3 years now. 

Becoming an LO seemed to make sense given my background, but more importantly was something I found very intriguing and and have been pursuing enthusiastically since.I've got an interview tomorrow with my current employer's Regional LO Manager and was curious what advice you all might have for me.A few questions I've pondered and ran by LO friends but want to continue exploring:What does it take to be a good lender?

If you work with a local/regional bank/credit union, and they don't sell off their mortgages, then it won't be a problem.