Perusing the RE market while we were there and exploring some neighborhoods there seemed to be lots of good deals - better than my home market by far at first glance.   

This graph shows total consumer debt in the US since 2003Housing crashes come from over indebtedness, this graph shows that US consumers have more debt today than they did during the housing crisis in 2008Total US consumer debt in 2008 $13TTotal US consumer debt in 2019 $13.9TTotal debt per US consumer according to US Census Bureau data: $41.77, this exceeds the record established in 2008 of $41.68 (this is total consumer debt divided by the entire population)So, are we in for a crash??

They send a new member in area update email and I was perusing.

Yeah I read the same, basically, it's the generation that prefers "pay-per-demand" / "pay-per-usage" rather than "ownership".They may prefer renting to ownership as they will have more mobilityThey like when facilities are available nearbyThey prefer airbnb over hotelprefer Uber/lyft than owning a carprefer some places that's quite Instagrammableprefer online bankingand of course online dating LOL Class A MF is created for themYeah you nailed it on the head, pay-per-use & subscription services are big with this group.

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These are just a few to peruse, there are so many neighborhoods that may work for you I don't think anyone could list them all. 

The goal is to measure the performance or profit potential of the investment 'regardless' of how it is financed.Without complicating the issue, perhaps you can peruse these sites to get some more insights into the topic? 

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I'm also open to paying cash, too, but only if it makes a competitive offer.I've been perusing the main listing sites (redfin, realtor.com, zillow) as well as getting some listings from my agent.  

Just starting out here & have briefly perused this site.