With that said, you are on the border of many great suburbs and close to shopping, outdoor activities and freeway/transit access.

I live right across the border in Indiana (Crown Point).

@Ryan Cox do you think proximity to the Canadian border would have much to do with rental markets?

I'm currently working around Hudson, Essex and Union county areas and possibly border counties.

Hello everyone,  Paul Brodeur here, just wanted to introduce myself here on Bigger pockets, I am from north Grosvenor dale Connecticut which borders central Massachusetts,  I am fairly new to real estate investing but it  has become my passion ,  I have been listening to the BP podcasts and have learned so much from them , I have owned a few rental properties in the past but had no idea what I was doing to be honest, I made a lot of mistakes and wish I would have found a place like BP back then , currently I am concentrating on finding fix and flips and wholesale deals in my northeast Connecticut and central Massachusetts areas, I am looking to learn and network and build great business relationships , thank you for looking at my post 

One of the big topics I will be looking for on the forums are the issues with "cross border investing" I have been absorbing the podcasts as fast as possible, as there is tones of great info and tips sitting in there.I am sure I will be searching for / posting LOTS of questions to get things off on the right foot!

I live right on the Kenmore/Bothell border and we're always looking for opportunities.

I know taxes can be very complicated, but could someone please give me the heads up on why it's financially better to invest over the border in North Carolina, than here in South Carolina?

There's not a lot of Alberta specific MF meetups because:Market size is smallMost investors think of condos/houses as opposed to multifamily (hence, less interested investors)Debt-financing is hard to come (relative to the US)Institutions are not as investor/landlord friendly (relative to the US)Lots of Canadians invest south of the border for all of the above reasons plus better returns/liquidity/currency diversification. 

I currently live in Mass near the Southern NH border so primarily interested in the Greater Lowell/Nashua area, moving to NH next month.