I will keep scouring the internet and my network for the right deal!

You can be professional and cordial, but still firm and following the law. 

I will be travelling there soon so also love connecting with fellow investor and professionals.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

He comes with high praise and knows several people in both my personal and professional network but I want to make sure I'm aware of any conflicts of interest this can bring about.

If you are organized, present yourself in a professional way, and speak intelligently (i.e. you understand how the HELOC works amongst other forms of bank financing), someone will take you seriously.

Whatever channels are used to put him in touch with new investors need to be bombarded with complaints, the situation is bad enough without new people having access to his nasty operation internet pod casts and one or two BP pod casts.. to be fair BP does not vette their pod cast guests.. 

The assembly version , has a yearly "fee" , a mandatory registry, inspection mandates, a water tax(for cape cod) and, most ominously, a graduated tax rate applied to owners of multiple properties.Like your area, Cape Cod ,has been a thriving short term rental market long before the internet was a thing.

I have purchased properties over the internet, completely sight unseen.

@Jay Hinrichs Thanks for your offline back and forth on this topic... you rock sir. your welcome this scam has been going on for years and years.. its just more prevalent now with the faceless interaction we get on the internet and e mails.. enabling folks to get scammed much eaiser..