Now to find something where the economics make sense....slightly more difficult.

WAAAAAAY more affordable.http://ktar.com/story/1908091/could-downtown-phoenix-be-the-next-major-hub-for-high-tech-companies/"Shannon Selby, the economic development program manager for the City of Phoenix, said the number of high-tech companies in the area has increased from 67 to 281 over the last five years, a growth of more than 300 percent."

I would start at the listed upset price to weed out properties that make no economic sense and go from there. 

Again, personally, if i was self managing I would want it to be local to me, that way I can swing by that day when I run an errand or on the way home from work, or if there's a crisis I'm 30 minutes away and it doesn't ruin a whole Saturday.

Some towns have higher density requirements (i.e. 5 units per acre of land) that make it difficult to find enough land at a cheap enough price to make it economically viable.

Two, Aurora contains the top two economic drivers of the Denver MSA, Denver International Airport (37,000 employees) and the Fitzsimmons Campus (24,000 employees). 

As a newbie, you can take my advice with a grain of salt.The real estate cycle, just like any other economic cycle, is impossible to predict.

The value add will be mostly in increasing the projects occupancy from low 70s% to market occupancy (about 94% physical, 91-92% economic).

The state of IL is in a dire tax/pension crisis and both Gov candidates acknowledge that property taxes are going to be going up as one of the best ways to try and make up the debt load the state has. 

Detroit demands a very specific geographic analysis and execution of that analysis...and not a global economic trend analysis.Does the auto industry play a role?...