Hi @Joaquin Vazquez,Denver is a thriving market; there is still money to be made. 

It's not really productive and there seems to be more "economists" on BP than in a small country.So, instead of speculating if a recession is coming soon, let me share with all of you HOW I actually THRIVED in the last recession and more importantly, how YOU CAN PREPARE for the next one.I would like to call on experienced real estate investors who survived 2008-2009 and share how they survived or even thrived and what they think others should do to prepare for the next recession (if and when it hits).How I Survived AND Thrived During the Last RecessionWhen the recession hits - mortgage lending both for investors and end-buyers virtually stopped.

As the commute to Charlotte is relatively short, the school system is thriving and a wide variety of parks and businesses exist, I think it has dynamic potential.  

I’m lacking capital and looking for advice on how to get into this thriving market.

You're going to thrive here and I can tell because you are starting off again on the best feet -- being open and seeking wisdom.  

I thrive at sales/building relationships.

I live in a smaller town of 14k people surrounded by a few thriving steel mills. 

It's an upper-middle class town in central IL which has been thriving for the last couple of decades.Thanks!

Is it a thriving market for buy and hold investing?

@Michael Ealy, the markets we are focused in are thriving.