All of the reasons we love Huntsville as a real estate investment remain true regardless of current events - employment opportunities, low barrier of entry for investors, culture, diverse economy, etc.

I believe it is a long, historical cultural issue - people in Appalachia were treated poorly, worked like dogs and discarded when unneeded and learned that it makes no sense to work hard because it gets you nowhere. 2.

=) My expectations: Mentor (with specialty in rental investments) Flexibility to work with agents who have full time jobsNetwork opportunity (make long lasting friendships)Great brokerage culture

Quote from @Matthew Irish-Jones: Quote from @Benjamin Sulka: Fellow investors, I have a deal analysis question. 

There is a really good book titled "The Culture of Fear".

The culture and integrity of the group is amazing. 

That has been our culture to grow by 100 properties a year the past 3 years.

I can't personally vouch for @Matthew Irish-Jones but he's a familiar face and I've known others to have good experiences.

This is expected since it's a different culture.

I've been at two other brokerages and interviewed many others and the main/biggest difference I see is the "Culture".