(I personally think syndicators where these areas are their main focus will have to adjust and broaden their horizons, bandwidth and reach into other markets that are more favorable.

I recommend coming up with a draft business plan/goals list in the 3-month, 6-month, 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year horizons (working backwards) and then chunking down your weekly goals from the 3-month.Also, if you haven't done it yet - network, network, network.

Lots of lobbying and coalition building are on the horizon. 

It should always be based on the last 12 months NOI assuming the tenant stays in place and no underlying expense factors are on the horizon - or in the past.

Not with these.Its difficult to explain time horizons in decades to the average person.

Lessons learned so far: be patient when searching for the right property, pay attention to seemingly "minor" issues during the home inspection, more lessons on the horizon....

New kitchen and bathroom are on the horizon.

I invest with a long-term time horizon and a 5-10 year time horizon with 13-16% IRR target would need to be achieved for each investment.Rule #4: Diversification to spread risk. 

We talk about finances, budgets, goals for the upcoming year and problems we see on the horizon. 

If your goal is to generate wealth over a long term horizon then I would get into real estate.