I think you would be well served to identify a number of regional and especially community banks and contact as many as you can. 

I didn't consider this to be a major impact to the market in Spokane initially as within the region there are a good number of universities already, but you guys bring up a very good point of bringing in additional bodies that will be looking to stay in the area for an extended amount of time. 

Also, has anyone noticed that many of these bulk buyer groups are outside of the state, region, and even the country?

The land is worth over $8M and I have signed agreements from national and regional restaurants, retailers, and sport venues to be tenants with strong financials. 

My investors have been talking about wanting to make sure we are diversified enough so one regional downtown won't kill our whole return.  

Is there a Regional Manager?

They are nationwide and you might be able to move regions based on the market.  

I am a licensed realtor in the Capital Region and wish you all the best.

We know the ballpark for our region and price however we see fit.  

I currently reside in New Jersey and have selected the South eastern Pennsylvania market as where i would like to begin my real estate investment endeavors for many reasons such as  real estate prices, tax rates in comparison to Jersey as well as proximity to my current job in the South eastern PA region.