Obama has not done anything that I view as private sector friendly.

@Alex SmothermanWhile a REIT gives you passive income you have to careful which sector of real estate inot which the particular REIT invests.

According to a report by the , since 2008, both the city and New York metropolitan region have lost a far greater share of jobs in blue collar sectors like manufacturing and wholesale trade than most other cities.

I just found this, they have some detailed local reports you can download for free on different sectors of commercial real estate: https://research.irr.com/I agree with Jason, though.

The manufacturing sector is making a comeback here in the United States.

You should sit down and figure out what sector of investing fits your goals, short and long term, then find out which avenue to take.

But it also tends to be a sector that takes a little more experience or an "in" to get started with.Honestly, being beholden to the costs and constraints of being a Realtor kinda sucks.

As soon as the hospitality sector, restaurants and the bars are fully open then that number will be back in the 2's, I bet.

I love my chats with them because they see more data than most anyone else across the sector.

.)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors Percentages These are just some of the indicators that will help you understand the quality of an area as well as the kinds of returns one is to except.Also take into consideration the direction in which each of these market indicators are trending.