I'm seeking out other real estate investment-minded folks in Idaho.

How did you all start in real estate?

Here is the Watertown NY area real estate investors meetup group. : https://www.meetup.com/north-country-real-estate-investing-c...

Outdated, not pretty, some just ugly and others real dumps.

If you hustle and you are passionate about real estate investing my gut tells me that you will have more wealth in the long run from real estate. 

I currently owe a mixed use property which has a commercial on the first floor and two residential units on the upper floors, i live in one of residential unit so that would consider an owner occupied property.

Investment Info:Other commercial investment investment.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Definitely hire a real estate attorney to draft or review any seller financing agreement to protect your interests.Ask the real estate attorney how to handle the POA situation...can you talk with any of the other property owners who are short term renting out their properties to see what/if they have any issues? 

You can upload a photo of yourself to say hello, you can write a quick intro, and then you can see boxes when you scroll down on the left that when you click will allow you to add your company information, and it's always nice if you've invested in real estate in the past to put information about the deals you've done so people know what experience you have!