Casinos, hospitals, schools, big businesses coming to the area that will create jobs and drive occupancy rates. 

We have open minds and very enthusiastic in real estate for almost 16 years since our 15 acre commercial investment property.

i don't see why having a proper/enthusiast photographer take quality pictures of your units would put a strain on your partners relationship with his realtor... ?

I have a property in Rohnert park right next to the Graton Casino I bought in mid 90s for 27k  4 acres tax's 200 a year just sits there.. just put it on the market for 3 million will take two though  :)  its all perspective.. and where you live I made more on my bay area properties in appreciation than I could have possibly hoped to make in a life time leveraging small dollar rentals or drip income at 200 a month per door.. but to be fair I am not an investor I am a business owner and we create income with commission s Points  interest delta building new homes etc etc.. average investor cant do that .. they don't have the skill sets or experience to get the financing to pull this stuff off.So I totally get the buy a rental house try to scale it for the average W 2 or high income earner who is focused on their career.  

.* improvement in my spouses RE brokerage due to REOs* increased rents received and lower mortgage payments* the fact that Dallas did not have a housing bubble and thus the correction has been mild* having never invested in the rigged casino, err - I mean US stock markets.

those areas are closer to the river (casinos), closer to 95...northern liberties is a trend thats on its downside considering the amount of money pouring into the area over the past decade is just criminal....kinda tough to get in there for a profit.if you are stuck on a multi-family in north philly...look around temple.

--Seven-years after his crises era bet, billionaire Carl Icahn has sold an unfinished Las Vegas casino for $600 million.

I think at the heart of all this discontent is the cultural drive of the work force to demand more hours, more availability, more productivity etc. which, as @Jim K. alluded to, is turning once enthusiastic workers to become disheartened and burned out by the increasing demands placed upon them.   

It would be great to hear some more honest first-hand experiences from folks out there actually doing it, and whether or not they are equally enthusiastic about it/still recommend/would go back and do it again after a few years of tracking performance. 

The AC area ones about 80% of revenue is drawn during peak season, but there are still some bookings that come in for Casino, concert, etc.