We look forward to attending area meetings and developing relationships over time with other REIs in the area.

You would have to check on a real estate cycle if your area is historically peaking out.

While waiting to arrive at my goal I am reading books and building a network of realtors, fellow investors, and other much needed professional relationships.

We have a firm belief that building relationships and helping others will come back threefold, so I'd love to meet you and see how we can help each other!

As attorneys, we are limited in the information we can provide as we could be exposed to potential issues ourselves for providing legal advice and potentially establishing an attorney-client relationship.

@Arnie Guida Maybe you can move into he lending side by tapping into the relationships you've made during your years of being a landlord?

You need to have a solid relationship with the bank and educate the seller by letting him know that it does not affect the deal for him at all.  

I would think the more conversations with people would lead to potential relationships.

We can take the relationship slow in the beginning doing smaller projects so you can get a feel for how we do business, and we can gradually grow our relationship as we go.

Consider vacancy rates and look at the historical appreciation of rent in the area.In Canada very few markets support good cash flow comparable to the United States, but we still have thousands of very successful investors who make due in every market.Do what's best for your future.