We used to have a supplus in supply and falling rates - so the general notion was to wait a little bit longer and get an even better deal (or a better looking one, because everything is blossoming). 

@Scott Jackelen That is truly a concern with the notion of investing in STR's because the cashflow component could be killed due to politics. 

The ability to invest anywhere in the country is quite the powerful notion

But the value proposition of a 2 year degree ought be based PURELY on what you will actually learn, not based on the notion that anyone will be impressed by a 2 year degree.

Actually, I've found helping someone without pre-conceived notions, makes the whole  process almost pleasant. 

This whole notion that because someone sells something it must mean they were no good at actually doing it is crazy.

This seems to be the notion of retirement held by the population at large.

In our rapidly diversifying nation, where we are all becoming minorities, the idea that any given group has an inalienable claim on a particular political seat, appointment or office based on demographics has officially outlived its usefulness.Romantic notions of ethnic self-determination and multiculturalism may have once served to dismantle empires and garner attention for forgotten minorities.

On top of that you will find the PDX metro area one of the 10 ten toughest markets in the country to find wholesale deals .. if your long term buy and hold and will pay going rate no problem. but if you think you can learn some secret sauce to compete against the locals and get great deals .. then I will dissuade you of that notion.

.- I have to disagree with the notion of not investing OOS.