I'm looking into the mid-west region.

Hello BP Community,I am trying to decide if I should start a corporation before buying my first investment property.I live in Toronto and am looking to invest in Alberta.

I also focus on the Northside and have used a decent amount of the local/regional banks here on commercial side.

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Though I’m based just outside Boston at the moment (Medford), I’m aiming to invest in smaller suburban and rural communities in the surrounding region.

It sounds like you have a clear focus on multifamily properties, which is a great niche with lots of potential in that region.

The state’s favorable business environment, reliable energy grid, and central location make it attractive for data-intensive companies like Google.Additionally, Verily Life Sciences, another Alphabet subsidiary, relocating its headquarters to Dallas is another testament to the region's growing appeal for tech and life sciences companies.

As you scale, expanding into different regions or sectors (e.g., residential to commercial or vice versa) can diversify your portfolio and reduce dependency on a single market.

If so, which regions should I be looking at?