The deals I have been looking at are solid prospective investments in terms of potential cash flows.

I'm sure I will be in touch with potential investments/financing!

For me I would almost always try to look for properties with better appreciation potential than less appreciation potential.  

You get potential cash flow, tax shelter and appreciation.

Here's what I've been told:- Realtor is your gateway to accurate MLS data (unless you become a licensed agent yourself)- The wrong realtor may speculate and potentially provide inaccurate info, but they should be, in general, one of your stronger resources for things like FMV (fair market value), DOM (days on market) and other details associated with local/current trends- www.irr.com seems to be a great resource for national and local market reportingI hope this is helpful - otherwise, I trust an expert will comment soon enough :) ...Btw - my family and I love to visit your area in the summertime (7 presidents)...sorry for the annoying seasonal traffic from us North Jersians!

Check out this page for investors you can network with https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet, you may just find a potential mentor through it.

This has helped me immensely in keeping a pulse on what the community is discussing. 

This update has made it immensely more valuable as far as I'm concerned.

A lot of people look pass Portsmouth but I think it has tons of potential.

Adds a bit more in expenses, especially with the cost of electricity in Ontario (at least the unit I am looking at is gas heat opposed to baseboard), but the extra $300-400 roughly in expenses could easily be made up for with the extra $800-1000 in potential rent.