Calculators should not be used as crutches or short-cuts to bypass fundamental understanding.

I think it goes back to the fundamentals: prospecting, following up, prospecting, following up.  

@Ryan Ogden It always goes back to the fundamentals.  

I think that's a question for later after you build your foundation on how to underwrite properties and get the fundamentals mastered.

Are you able to name a few other midwest cities with strong economic fundamentals?

I don't know your plan or fundamental criteria enough to even know, Sean.

For those of you who think it is impossible for rates to go any lower, the Japanese and European 10 year bond is less than 1%  where we are currently at 2% today.The markets can stay irrational for some time, but fundamentals will always win out in the long run from my experience.

The fundamental problem is the fact that most licensees are focused on sales (read: commissions), and do not have adequate knowledge and experience with the daily operations of facility and tenant management.

You know how real estate works and the fundamentals of value and pricing.

Fundamentally, just being underwater is not, in itself, a reason to bail.