An "investment advisor" from a Bank of America branch strongly advised against it with a passion, which successfully deterred me at the last moment.

Several Canadian Banks have branches down in USA.

Hey Kyle, my name is Ken I have been investing in Saint Cloud for 2 years now and I am ready to branch out as I am acquiring more an more properties, plans are always changing, I was looking at purchasing 4 single-families or Duplexes, but now I am looking at scrapping that idea and going for the plunge of an apartment building, I was wondering If anyone knows anyone who would be a good source for off-market deals for apartment buildings in the Saint Cloud area?

I suggest checking out some of the surrounding areas of Miami to start, or even branch out an hour or so away.

Strategy - wholesale until I achieve a years worth of expenses, leave job, then branch into fix-and-flip, and buy-and-hold.

If they have a branch in TX or your investment state, check them out.

If you plan to refinance into 30 year residential loans, you will be speaking with a mortgage officer (or a branch staff member)...same as you have done in the past with either a mortgage officer at a bank or with a residential mortgage broker.  

My area of expertise is title searching, and was thinking about branching out into property management and scouting.Good luck, and give me a shout sometime -Deb B.

Have you focused solely on Memphis, or have you branched out to other markets?

We may choose to branch out some in the future, but we want to get our feet wet, feel the cool, and learn.If you haven't already listened to the podcasts, you should.