I am looking to expand my horizons, to identify  a method that suits me. . .

(Airbus will be leaving Old town to move to WSU by NIAR and the College of Aeronautical Engineering) So lots of good things on the horizon immediately around the campus.  

These are some of the common approaches.My last recommendation for determining if a market has a long term growth time horizon would be to look out for certain retail companies expanding there.

I think there can certainly be a correction in markets like the SF Bay Area of CA but I don't see any bubble on the horizon.

Cons: At the age of 30 (I'll be turning that myself this year) you are young and there aren't many dependents you need to take care of so I think a higher risk/ higher reward model suits your investment time horizons better.

Right now I don't see other big upsets on the horizon in the next few years.

I suspect LA returns over a 10 or 20 year horizon beat 95% of those deals. 

There's no supply in the horizon (outside of some townhomes), the parks are packed 24/7, and that's just with US tourists, and the amount of demand is insane.

I'd also say that both real estate or dividend stocks ideally should be invested in when someone has a long time horizon.

I think his thoughts on mutual fund investing are pretty good ones for a long term horizon investor, but I question some of the returns he comes up with.