I am searching for a hard money loan in Western NY. 

There is more crime near Humboldt Park, west of Western (Trulia).  

JBLM will lose a few thousand troops when the Western Regional Medical Command relocates to Hawaii, but otherwise will not be majorly affected.JBLM will continue to be the largest employer in the Puget Sound for many years to come, and the greater JBLM area will remain an excellent area for flips and buy & hold investors due to the high rental demand.

Since I will be in Chicago in mid-January, I plan to explore nearby mid-western states to look at the possibility of long-distance investing with a PM in a B/A location.

@Kyle Soderman I live in Stillwater, so that will likely be the center of my efforts, but anything in the East Metro area into Western Wisconsin would be of interest.

I am working in the Western Mass area and would love to network with other real estate professionals and others starting out in the industry.

In any case, your first deal will probably be smaller than 100 units (especially if it's in western Washington) but you will have a track record with an investor funded deal and if you preform, your first set of evangelists for your second one.

No.As mentioned, high growth markets are in the south east, south, and western United States.  

Anyway, If I can be of any help to you as you begin to look into Central and even Western MA, give me a shout.

Are there any investors who can recomend a full service property managment company  in Western Pennsylvania I have 3 properties 2 in New Castle and one in Farrell Michael