You probably know these points, but I can tell you that it's a good idea to budget more for repairs and maintenance than with other sectors because, yes, they will party.

I have been working on networking for the past year in the residential sector but just recently partnered with a big commercial investor willing to let me work side by side with him and help him find buyers.

Quite excited to be part this forum and real estate sector.

thanks Matt,As you probably see, I am new to real estate biz, I spent 12 years running product team in the software company which built POS solutions for retail sector.So RE is my next venture, and from what I see so far the name of the game today and for years to come is choosing right technology and marketing tools.So it's tough with out experience in RE to define all systems and processes, I am beginning to understand the theory and systems on the high level, but I am sure once I actually spend sometime working it will be much easier.I feel like the best thing to do at this point is to focus on basics like CRM and print, emai, text, social marketing campaign automation, once those things are in place and work smoothly, will be able to proceed to stage 2,To be frank, I am looking to learn this business and then comeback into software sector in RE segment, lot of good tools out there but as usual - lots of gapsI will be happy to keep intouch and colobirate on these topics

The tier system takes into account: Average unemployment rateMedian household incomePercentage growth in populationAdjusted property tax base per capitaPoverty level, age of housing stock, proximity to adjacent county employment, employment sector concentration, at risk industries, ... these data points are not part of the tier ranking algorithm.

Either your first commercial property or a nice mix of index and sector funds.

I am currently employed as a senior sales engineer, and my job is to program and sell capital equipment within the industrial automation and manufacturing sector (I figure out ways to reduce labor costs in factories by replacing people with machines.

There are some nicer multifamily units, but not many.If you are considering multifamily here, also consider the town and region are heavily dependent on the oil and gas sector. 

I see home investing as a way to diversify my wealth into another sector in preparation for retirement. 

I nLA, need to zip in and out a little faster than the leisurely skate.