For me personally it’s sad what has happened to Clayton since it was his appearance on a tech podcast which led me to his podcast and got us involved in real estate investing.  

A buddy of mine, who’s been an agent in the Phoenix market for nearly as long as I have, once had a client who stumbled into a 1031 that shot their returns through the roof because they snagged a property near one of those new tech corridors sprouting up.. from what I’ve heard, that corridor’s been buzzing with interest lately.What’s exciting right now is seeing how investors are leveraging 1031 exchanges to pivot into markets that are on fire.

Silicon Valley job growth in tech and manufacturing, low property taxes, and landlord friendly. 

I am your typical white collar, white male, upper middle class who works in tech.

.- My Resources / Constraints: I'm in a by no means unique, but perhaps less common situation for those getting started; I'm a somewhat senior software engineer at a tech megacorp and should be able to save a couple of down payments per year for lower priced houses (100-200 in my area), or perhaps one medium priced house (300-500).

Columbus is an absolute goldmine right now - it's got robust job growth, a booming tech and university scene, and consistent strong rental demand. 

(high five) I work from home in the Tech industry as a software Product Manager. 

I’m building a tech solution that should drive more buyer leads to an agent’s pipeline.

Quote from @Logan Williams: As a former student at the U of A, big rival games, homecoming, and greek life family weekends are a huge influx of people looking for lodging, with only a few hotels in close proximity to the University, STR's that are attractive can be few and far between.

Or non-hosted showings via tech.