After discussing with Justin, I am certain that we can help you in your scenario as you and your wife transition from one industry into more real estate.

While different industries may have additional location requirements, there are four basic requirements.Low crime: Companies are unlikely to establish new operations in high-crime cities.

In our trade, I would not expect any owner or GC to get this correct since our industry is extremely specialized.

I’m a lifelong learner and exactly doing what you have all suggested- reading, researching, attending meetups, plan to attend conferences etc so I can continue to grow and be knowledgeable in this industry.

Quote from @Jake Thorpe: In this industry, there is a lot of incentive to bend the truth, some say dont say x to the lender.. and if something happens dont say y to the insurer. 

Quote from @JD Martin: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Matthew Drouin: Small wine town is all I needed to hear.Seasonal tourism is usually not a great industry in which to build a sustainable business.There are probably higher and better uses of your capital near high velocity metro areas.We have small wine towns near our city in the finger lakes region of western NY.  

The Economic Development there is focused on building competitive regional talent, diversifying the regional economy, transforming Montgomery's image and building diverse community capacity.Major economic drivers to the area include Hyundai manufacturing, Maxwell & Gunter Air Force Base, major Amazon distribution, Alabama State Capitol, Alfa Insurance, Kinpak, H2 Pharma, Dollar General transport/logistics, Dow Chemical, and Conner Industries to name a few. 

You can take yourself out or severely set yourself back if things go awry.I've bounced around the investment mortgage industry for 5 years. 

That has been a big thing.The easy way I think to say it is if you are a lender, agent, insurance person, you shouldn't be starting forum posts to elicit feedback in your industry or genre.

I'm a small business owner in the food industry; however, real estate is where I want to be full time.