Factoring in the colleges, that leaves me with about 25 regions across the country. 

Start reaching out to local / regional banks and speaking to some one in their commercial loans department.

RepairsThen run for the hills.In Bridgeport, Connecticut and many North East regions we also include Snow Removal and Pest control.Explore all markets but do your research, as to where net migration and jobs are heading.

If someone went to get a new suit made in the 1960's and just picked a tailor and said make me a suit, with no specifications, one tailor might make it in Purple with Bell Bottom pants, and even though that's not what the customer wanted, that is what he "Asked For".....Supposedly people all wanted Grey-beige (Greeje) and now so many commercial buildings are painted outside some tone of grey, (who thinks this up?)

Any recommendations for networking in our region?

Many single-family homes and multi-family units are providing negative ROI throughout our region.

The reason it HAS to be reviewed is because the odds are that plan was not design for your region, let alone the specific site.

Hi Michael,Happy to meet up at some point when I head down that way (I'm up in the Lakes Region) and share what I learned doing 75+ deals and watching my net worth go from $1.4MM to -$300k during the crash 😳.

Hi everyone,We are cash investors starting out in the Northeast Ohio region.

I definitely agree that the Midwest as a whole is probably a questionable place to invest giving the larger macro trends of the state and region.