Just as much as you compare yourself to others that got lucky (literally, they could have lost their butts too) with better investments/markets, you also need to consider the folks that never invested, live paycheck to paycheck, etc...Markets that got away for me: Frisco/breckenridge/summit county (Never could have bought there anyway, just hurts I probably won't be able to)Denver/Co springs: Own one here, but from 2018-2022 a lot of values doubled, I purchased january 2022.

@Jason Mayer no, but I have an agent that has a few Section 8s himself who I refer my clients to for Denver/Colorado Springs.

One of my units was a successful Airbnb that hit the market due to the changing Denver laws so I'm usually open to discussing arbitrage options on that property. 

😂Plenty of lovely folks there, plus it's where Cannon Air Force Base is located, but we soon discovered that just having a base nearby didn't necessarily make for a lively real estate market.Shortly after that, we adopted our MUCHAS criteria:M - Near a military baseU - Has at least one college or universityC - Has a Costco or equivalentH - Has a hospital ranked at least as a Level II Trauma CenterA - Has a commercial airportS - Has a Sprouts (organic grocery) or equivalentThis has led us to look at often-overlooked markets like Lubbock, Texas and Augusta, Georgia.May be worth a look for you as well!

The first international route from Houston to our local airport opens in April of next year, so we're going to heavily target US buyers.

Horse stable in the middle of LA, 20 acres 1/2 swamp next to major airport in Florida, church with 6 acres in the middle of town, contact bank Trust departments and let them know you want to buy.

Just to mention a few:- Wynn Casino (First Casino in the GCC states) in Ras al Khaimah- Al Maktoum International Airport (set to become the worlds busiest airport)- Palm Jebel Ali (the second palm bigger and more luxurious)- Expo City (Regions largest exhibition center)Its a lot of information but I believe it gives a simple explanation to the complex market here.Let me know if you would like to know more about the market and if you would need guidance into exploring the possibilities here!

I went to a Renatus meeting in Denver weeks before the pandemic.

i do not disagree with your statement and when i pay my house off next, I will use that approach and keep the HELOC as a safety net in case I need to write a big check.What I love about getting to the airport is that there are multiple ways to get there. 

The international airport already hit over a million passengers this year, and the projection is 4 million passengers by 2030.