As a real estate agent living here in Atlanta for over 20 years, in my opinion the market is thriving wonderfully.

You can create passive income building a RE team as an agent or just a thriving solo business, but it takes a lot of money in to get a lot of money out and you can't cash-out refi your RE team when you want to upgrade it.

When the new nursery stock comes in ‘forced’ from greenhouses come in these plants “won’t sell” because they’ve been outside all winter/spring.

That led me down the path of researching the ingredients that make up an affordable, safe, and EXPLOSIVE rental market.Picking the right market will:-Ensure that you get positive cashflow on your deals-Have a high likelihood of great appreciation over the long run-Protect your investments during a downturn due to less recession in the immediate area-Give you a thriving community to plug into to help you learn the ropes and meet the right people-And much moreDon't be blinded by a house that's only 20K but it's in a small, rural town.Price isn't everything.That house will be hard to renovate, keep rented, and manage in a town like that.

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A friend of mine invests in Gloucester City and I've looked into the market but the town as a whole doesn't seem to be thriving.

Now Im sitting on a few investment dollars and 3 very small incomes, enough to survive but not thrive. 

Movies a d chocolate both thrived during the Great Depression.

I also read an article about them doing something with the mall, to get more thriving businesses in the area.

And, I’m angry with the politicians that seem to thrive on dissension and don’t seem to have the ability or will to deal with the problems our economy is facing.