I am looking forward to connecting and learning the new landscape of investing.

I'm looking to pursue this opportunity and want to connect with others in the space.

DO NOT, however, fall into a calendar trap; buy because the math is right, not because you want to keep up some self-imposed pace of expansion and it’s been X days since your last deal.  

I'd also connect with someone local that is doing what you're considering and ask them about their success in the space and if they have any advice for you. 

It's a great way to increase your net worth and these loans can also be used to pull cash out of a property as it appreciates allowing you to reinvest money into new deals.Happy to connect to discuss further. 

The last thing I want to do is deploy a large amount of cash to buyout my spouse only to then have the lender raise my interest rate to today's rates.

Start attending some of them and start connecting and learning from real investors, you also need to become very good at analyzing deals.

Lastly, if you do work with an agent make sure to include a clause to only use them for a short period otherwise if they don't find a tenant you're stuck with wasting time. 

The stream bed in question is small/ephermeral, and the properties haven't flood in 12 years, even when the local area has seen some massive flooding in the last decade.  

Happy to connect and help where I could!