I am a builder and developer in down town Charleston.

I'd also like to talk to someone who invests in the downtown area. 

Baltimore is like Phoenix, as in you don't look at just the downtown area.

We bought a house in downtown Austin in 1995, lived there for six years, moved when we outgrew it, and then rented it out as a residence. 

They also owned an 8 family unit Downtown Brooklyn near the Barclays center and a few others.

Peachtree Corners is very nice, a lot of high end commercial development in the area and the proximity to downtown Norcross is really convenient as far as value for location. 

We all know the rents in Los Angeles are going to the roof and the last and only place for people to live close to Downtown LA is the area I just mentioned.

While the area is still fairly heavily dependent on the auto industry (Chrysler, Delphi & GM are three major employers), there has been a lot of growth and development in the downtown area.

I have no idea what the average unit size, or bed/bath numbers are like in your market, though.I may have given you too much information so below you will find a quick pro/con list.Pro: lived for freegained landlord experiencegained rehab/flip experince (from a hands on, and Project Management perspective)have a great rental when I move out ( I will cash flow over $150 a door after accounting for PITI, maintenance, vacancy, and Property management when I leave)It is less than 5 miles to workClose to economic anchors (community college, military base, and downtown OKC) Cons:  Not the best town in the OKC metro (the street is safe, and so is the town, just not my forever area).           

anyone going to the event at Hilton Hotel downtown Providence RI 6pm with fortune builders?