Oliver,I have a small handful of SFH rentals in Omaha, and I'm sure you are experiencing the same lovely weather in KC that we are (a high of ZERO tomorrow!)...

Still, the best bang for your buck currently and wonderful beaches and weather.

FY 2008 Budget for FY 2008, prepared by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), forecasts revenue to grow to $3.307 trillion by 2012.Us National Debt $10,621,692,718,504.15 The estimated population of the United States is 305,448,546so each citizen's share of this debt is $34,774.08.The National Debt has continued to increase an average of$3.42 billion per day since September 28, 2007!

I came here last February to get away from the North Idaho weather.

Most of the money in the Midwest will retire to better weather, a lower cost of living

It is in a good area, but it is hard for everyone to get stuff rented in this weather.

Through the first half of 2007 I was telling my membership to seriously consider selling most of their investments while the prices were still high.Then at the start of 2008 I told them it was too late if they had not already taken action and discussions turned to scooping up bargains and effectively managing their holdings to weather the economic storm.What I did not talk about was the hidden fraud at so many levels in the financial system.

“Life in Sardinia is maybe one of the best one could wish: 24.000 km of woods, countryside, coastlines immersed in a miraculous sea are what I'd suggest God to give us as Paradiseâ€.That's true, Sardinia has really much to offer.Thanks to the mild weather, to uncontaminated landscapes, to the purity of the aquamarine waters, and to its historical and archaeological sites, Sardinia attracts every year many and many tourists from everywhere in the world.From Catalan influences to Celtic landscapes, the island is a magical blend of traditions and charming peculiarities.

(I did as well for a long time, till we built up over 70 rentals and realized the fallacy)Your "greatest investment" will be building a business...That is the investment which allows you to create cash to invest faster than you ever thought before....If you start out buying and holding.... 5 - 7 years from now... you wonder about all the missed opportunities...As you sort through the inadequacies of starting with a buy and hold model... when you do not have the cash reserves to weather the storm...

Maybe the weather's not nice enough there yet, but soon.