I have tried to find potential syndicators by literally tracking down who bought apartments that I see clearly have new owners... but in each case, to date, the new owner appears to not be open to outside investors (and so far no local outfits), so that's not working out.

Or pickup dates on Maui.  

Networking Opportunities: Are there local networking events, conferences, or online forums where I can connect with other investors and professionals in the Edmonton real estate market?

But, excel is totally fine in the beginning (in addition to your PM software to capture transactions outside of the properties).We use QuickBooks Online exclusively for all of our REI Clients.

I'm not sure what you'd learn that you can't find online.

Was there a way to do this myself online which would have worked better?  

Myself I had my title company pull every NOD in the MSA which was 4 counties 2.5 mil people. create a spread sheet and they would up date it daily as new NOD's came in.they would give me address  lien position  tax information and lien judgment search.. having our title plants digitized and off shore allows for this data to be gotten in a few clicks.. then when I got my short list I would give them that list about 48 hours before the sale and they would do a date down for me on those..

Can anyone tell me where I go online to research what the law is in the states that are relevant to me? 

I wish I could just get a single link that I can put on my renal listings online and say "apply here by clicking this link".

I looked at Law Depot online but that template won't work for us as it requires an interest rate to be input.