I totally agree; I have hosted my fair share of travelling nurses in my spots near the Big USC Keck Medical Center, but I also have hosted a couple times now, construction type of people in town for a project, Egyptian tourists one time (not sure how that happened), a professor in town for something or other, one couple who were nurses but who were not actually working as nurses when they stayed there, they were in school of some sort.

As my professor in Business Law told me many years ago, "we can't make you buy the house, but we can make you wish you did!"

. ;)Although the grad degree turned out to be worthless, what my favorite professor said in one of the grad courses had changed the course of my life.

Your professor is correct that there is fierce competition in the affordable housing space.

from a  law professor about the supreme court upholding a 1905 Mass smallpox vaccine mandate and comparing it to this courts decision.

Originally posted by @Chris John:@Anish ToliaI think you make some very valid points, but a long time ago when I was sitting through finance classes my finance professor (shout-out to Dr.

I think the big difference with many of today's newer investors compared to back in the day is what one of my old professors  used to call the Google effect (I realize that term means something else online today).

The Arizona Republic recently covered ASU's economic forecast for the state.These Cliff Notes (below) support what I've shared when speaking to investor groups outside of Arizona:Arizona's economy is strong and growth will continue, but at a slower rateOur population will grow by about 300 people a day (110,000 during the year)Our economy is diverse and no longer dependent on 1 or 2 industriesUnemployment remains lowHere is an excerpt from the Arizona Republic article, written by Rachel Leingang:"Arizona's economy is still growing, but growth likely will be slower in 2020 than in the previous two years, an annual economic forecast from Arizona State University predicted Wednesday.Arizona likely will continue attracting new residents at one of the highest rates in the country next year, though that could be a smaller total number amount than in 2018 and 2019.And the state should remain among the leading growth states in the country, according to the forecast by Lee McPheters, an economics professor at ASU and director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center.Many signs are positive for Arizona: Unemployment remains low.

I took a real estate course where the professor specialize in this and his mantra is "if you cannot acquire the real estate", on a fee simple basis, an alternative, just as good is "controlling it".

My freshman intro to engineering professor once said that an engineering degree is most valuable because it teaches you HOW to learn.