The toothless homeowner taught me so much about humanity and character as well as what people are will to do and say to keep their house. 

Spend a day at a Habitat for Humanity building a house.7.  

I think it is human nature to feel like we need to get the best deal with the best/highest "immediate return".

Think lakefront properties in small towns, destinations with new attractions (casinos, amusement parks)...Another idea is investing in properties suitable for accessory dwelling units to create dual-income setups, especially in cities with relaxed ADU regulations.

(If curious, my residential real estate investor clients from 10 years ago [you can find my 10 year old bigger pockets dot com posts :], at the time buying up 2-4 unit properties, a lot of them are now done with the 'human' tenants and want to 1031 into something that is ACTUALLY passive, so yes Starbucks comes up, thus I watch it).In my case I zoomed all the way into a specific brand (which then allows me to make very sweeping generalizations across an entire state -- but still not the entire country), I'm not suggesting you do that, but SOME of the variables need to be narrowed down, before you can gain any useful insights. 

- To actually make money investing in S8 rentals, you'll need to develop a thick skin, so you can make business decisions that often conflict with one's humanity tendencies.DM us if you'd like to discuss more.

My smart friends seem to think that basement dwellings being tested for radon is next on the horizon.

Be a human being first, a landlord second and an investor third. 

He muses upon the importance of beauty, specifically in architecture, for the human soul.

That is because housing is a fundamental human need.