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I am trying to select a market with a strong economic anchor. 

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It sounds like the tenants have already self-selected that building, so it may not be feasible to change tenant type now.

And I was on a few senate select committees in CA in the 80s purpose how to deal with these antiquated subdivisions that can never  be built but the lots are of legal record.

As Amazon is busy having a city selecting beauty pageant, Apple is quietly negotiating a deal in RTP, North Carolina.The Apple deal is 10,000 jobs and $2B investment.

I have heard that the area has some pockets, so one has to be cautious when selecting an area to buy a house. 

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The same rental application, the same criteria for selection, the same rents, the same amenities included.At the federal level there are 7 protected classes:Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Handicap status, National Origin, Familial StatusMassachusetts has 15 protected classes.

Their BPO guy used ONE house that had been completely rehabbed 3 years ago to establish a 75k value when the house in as-is value was likely worth in the low 50s.Honestly at this point, with notes, I'd rather be ultra selective and get no deals than buy into the frenzy and overpay for crappy notes.