- a study on rent cost compared to ownership cost shows that virtually every large city market it is initially cheaper to rent than own (I believe is was cheaper to went in 97 of the largest 100 markets)Miami and Florida have extra concerns:- insurance difficulties have resulted in large increase in insurance costs.  

SupplyLas Vegas is unique because it is a tiny island of privately owned land in an ocean of federal land.

Island time is a real thing. 

As an experiment I invested $30k each in the 10 REITs which had (according to average estimate of NAV) the largest discounts from net asset value as per market price).

I'm in one of the cheapest building markets in the country which is Columbus Ohio and cheapest land and the problem is lack of new construction in our market on the multifamily side. zoning and land entitlement gaps are the largest problems

I believe the property manager needs be on island (but i could be wrong).

We're talking trillions of dollars stolen from Americans by 5 of the largest banks.

This would be the least passive but potentially the largest upside. 

We are based in Long Island NY but invest in the Mid-West. 

with millions of hosts, if you are in a bigger market, there is only a few spots that can be on the first page. 99.99% of hosts will not be on the first page. so making sure you have the most exposure to the most possible guests is the aim. just like a company making a tv commercial to be exposed to the largest audience possible.sorry, i dont think your post is controversial, its just wrong.