On that note, I'm also wondering if I'd be violating anything in my current loan (30 yr, fixed rate conventional financing on 2-4 unit investment property).

@B RyansRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Unfortunately, I do own investment properties abroad that are still financed, so any lender that has experience with this would be much appreciated, the lack of experience in that regard has been a painful, and long underwriting process at first when I bought and then again when I refinanced my home a few years ago...

My investment properties are easy to claim taxes on since they are 100% investments.Do you subtract the room square footage you live in and claim the rest as investment?

. - What markets are good markets for investing/buying large multifamiliy apartment complexes?

This could further erode your overall investment performance.It may be better to sell

My personal taxes involve fairly complicated investments that also require multi state filings.  

I am in Calgary and looking to invest locally.

This doesn’t occur often, but the deal is so good, just a few of these in the course of your real estate investing career will turbo charge your pathway to large net worth.Since examples can provide clarity, I’ll provide two examplesA number of years ago (7 years) I was approached about purchasing a note from a property owner who sold his retail center and carried back a $500k note, current principal $476,000.  

I have some liquid cash in my U.S. bank account and would like to start investing in real estate.