Personally I’ve never considered a new property but I am seriously considering doing a 1031 exchange in to the DR Horton new builds north east of the Aliante casino.

BP had an interesting article: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...The barrier to entry may be a little higher than the Ohio market, but having Casinos, the Gulf of Mexico, Keesler Air Force Base, the Seabee base, and Stennis Space Center make this more appealing to me than the other budget markets.

And PS we just sold our property right up the road from you in Rohnert Park we had 4 acres across from the Graton Casino I bought in the mid 90s  LOL

Among real estate investors, many are against the stock market claiming 1: Wall Street is rigged 2: Wall Street is a casino and/or 3: houses don’t go to zero. 

Ridgecrest just broke ground on a small shopping center, and a Casino.

There hasn’t been any major businesses flocking to the city and that casino keeps falling through.

It's near the wineries, breweries and casinos of Temecula.   

The most secure jobs are skilled direct income producers (think of mechanics, nurses, teachers, experienced casino dealers, etc.).

The casino employees are a big part of the rental market as well. 

For example, I like the area close to the Casino but if you venture too far west towards 50th st closer to MLK, it gets dicey.