Not having professional sports is a drawback but that does not matter to many people and the trade offs are worth it for me.Feel free to reply with any feedback or thoughts on the article, demographic trends, and whether or not they have influenced your investing.

@Mike Dymski- great quote- We can turn this thread into a forum for sharing your favorite quotes/concepts from his book :)I personally loved the idea that people are emotional and that negotiating is not about reaching a logical agreement, but more about making the other side FEEL things, like they should feel in control, understood etc.I'll post a quote next time I am on this website and have my book handy :)

It is probably someone frustrated at their own struggles, so they chose to take aim at a newbie for sport.

Then of course many of the RR companies went bankrupt, or were bought by larger RR companies and no longer exist.One of my favorite stories is about a property that two attorneys said, "There's Nothing that can be done with this property." 

I have a Master's degree in Sports Management so there is a little MBA action in there, but school and real life are absolutely NOT the same thing.

If you're considering a mentor I would try to not think about how much money they charge, do pros and cons of a few that you like (excluding $ amount), pick your favorite based on the value they bring, then factor in the money.

Northside, pleasant ridge, around the UC area, the suburbs north of the city are my favorites I avoid certain parts of Avondale and price hill, a section between downtown and the UC are the areas I avoid

Driving for dollars (or my favorite walking for dollars) is a way to learn to identify potential feals in your area.

Who has a favorite auction site for buying investment properties?

(It's my favorite part actually).