Your local laws are going to prevail.

Start by networking with local investors, identifying target neighborhoods, running numbers on potential deals, and lining up financing so you're ready to act when the right opportunity comes up!

I would recommend that you get out to local meetup events, as that is where you will make the really deep connections to help you get rolling. 

Also, join your local RE investing groups. 

Your property taxes will also be higher as you can't use the home owner's grant.There might be local RE meet ups in Vancouver area where you can go and listen to what others have to say. 

local PM and happy to help with connecting you with agents, contractors, lender etc. and running analysis on investment property.

Initially I’m wanting to start in the local Chattanooga/North Georgia area

Send them a written notice of non-renewal, following your local laws about how much notice you need to give.

I'm a lender local here to Cleveland right downtown and know the market very well.  

It forced me to reach out to developers, to engineers dozens of local builders and most important like minded individuals.