If you’re looking to take a more passive role in your real estate and want the benefits of diversification there are funds available to accredited investors that are designed to allow investors the opportunity for ownership of institutional investment grade property that is occupied by regional, national, and Fortune 500 credited companies. 

But conversely, with the biggest companies your experience will still be only as good as the regional representative you work with. 

By 2017, the region became a dense residential area, packed with business centers and industrial developments.

This sounds like a hard money lender (read other comments about a potential scam) versus a loan officer at a local/regional bank. 

Hello Brian, I’m a newbie here in the Seattle/Tacoma region and have yet to do a single deal.

CBRE, Marcus Millichap, etc also provide excellent cap rate surveys by region that you should read.

And TOTALLY agree with you real estate is regional.. what works in one market simply won't work in another. 

I did some searching and it doesn't look like there are very many meetups happening in and around the Upstate NY capital region.

What are some great residential multi family areas to invest in if I were to try and expand my business in this region?

The challenge is that it’s regional and there isn’t a ton of variation in local rates.