I personally recommend checking Columbus OH - lots of job growth, population growth, and major companies moving and developing here.

If you don't do anything within the software, maybe only your bookkeeper needs the software and he/she can print out the reports for you.If you want access, then you and the bookkeeper would need the desktop version and possibly a shared folder like google drive to share the quickbooks file.Intuit used to sell the quickbooks desktop(one time purchase).

Of course they're not going to be in Charleston or Clearwater or San Antonio; they're going to be mostly in midwestern areas that are dying for any population growth.

Large Metros get this.You should be looking in growth markets which have higher cap rates - but the future projection is they will decrease.Mid-west for instance. 

I’m looking to expand my network and connect with other investors, realtors, and real estate professionals—especially those who are growth and collaboration-oriented.

Its like BMW and other manufactures who make their money on service not on the car that deprecates 50% when you drive it off the lot lol. 

Their clear incentive is to bet on falling interest rates between now and debt maturity.A small handful of owners are forced to sell due to a looming balloon payment that a refi won't cover, but you're not going to find one of those by driving the market when any commercial broker can just look up properties on that basis and start making calls. 

They go into the sad state of the economy and particularly real estate valuations (properties depreciate, not appreciate like we're used to) which is what drives a lot of Japanese investors to the states.

Drive around the neighborhoods to understand the lay of the land - if you have someone who will take you around and explain, better yet. 

It's about finding the right balance between stability and growth.