What I have chosen to do is concentrate in an area that is not necessarily where I will retire, but at least in the region.

Richard Moreno I think Nick Watkins is on the right track with a local/regional bank.

We have plenty of questions which we will save until after we have searched to forums for similar inquiries that have already been answered.Happy to connect with anyone in the area or region (or anywhere really!) 

The rental market has boomed the last 2 years throughout the region. 

I'd love to hear from more people who have experience investing in the Western MA region and from other musicians who have experience in REI.  

The main meeting is never on a Saturday, and none of the subgroups meet on Saturday (at least not that I am aware of).Yes the "regional rail" does run from Manayunk and does have a stop close to Temple U - but that isn't the BSL ;) Regional rail routes used to be the letter "R" followed by a number, but Septa no longer identifies them that way.

For instance, do people generally have 1 bank account per house or per region?

We were laser-focused on executing lease options in the "pretty houses" business in the Maryland-close-to-DC region, mostly because wholesaling just doesn't seem as appealing to us.And here we are.

I would say a regional bank money market to start a relationship with them

The only way I could see wanting to buy a property with a pool is if you were doing a short term buy-and-hold in a neighborhood or regions were pools are expected/desired (Texas, Arizona, etc.)