I think you are making a great move personally and 83 out of 100 economists, according to Zillow, agree with you. 

I'm an economist and have a business background and found what Serge said about competitive advantage to be very compelling.

@Tyler Cobb & @Nick BrucknerLocal area volunteer economist - thoughts?

Regional Center's economists will assess ultimate job creation numbers.Banks like proof of bridge financing to get through construction to end EB5 investor(s).Michigan project WAS eligible to pay for infrastructure and utilities.As you said, the real attraction is the low rate investors expect.

@Rob Tossberg  Aarons Dad Bruce is a famous predictor and economist in regards to RE cycles that's why I asked.for me I am buying a home to relocate to and take up residency in NV to escape the winter in OR and take the tax advantages of being a NV resident.

I attend many seminars and listen to a couple of Economists forecasts and predictions for the upcoming year for the last 5 years.  

Some well known and respected economists are even making pretty dire predictions and it's enough to scare anyone.

The NAR economist first says that investors are pushing out 1st home The CNN report is consistent with the media's and public's lack of understanding of RE investor activity.The continued use of the word flipping does not help investor image or PR.

I've read a lot of articles about real estate written by actual economists and have a Bachelors and Masters degree in business which includes years of statistics and economics studies, and the cycles basically come down to the fundamentals of economics, supply and demand.

“After five consecutive months of gains, the IMI recently began to plateau, with many markets holding steady and a few experiencing the ups-and-downs that are typical in a choppy recovery,” observed NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe.