I guess there is a kind of an entitlement amongst Realtors working with investors on the selling side of things combined with new technology that makes representation kind of unnecessary.

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@Todd Plambeck (I think I did this @ thing right, I am abnormal to my generation in the fact that I am technology challenged) My market research is different for every property I own.

After the Marine Corps I moved back to Iowa in 2006 and bought a house, then went to a technical college for construction technology my goal was to flip homes, however I got employed as a Wind Turbine Technician so I switch my major to Banking and Finance then on to Management to align with my current job.In 2008 I bought a house with my brother (silently) so he could finance it under a traditional owner occupant loan but the 2 people that rented with him made our monthly payment.

Big employment opportunities in manufacturing (all 3 Automakers are hiring), medical and technology.

If you can find that it may bring you appreciation in the short term, and you will have built in security as the value and rent increases in the short trem (1-3 years).Be weary of areas with high investor concentration: they tend to boom/bust, then rents drop, and then owners sell off and it's a downward spiral.Also keep in mind, our world is changing fast with new technology.

Technology makes the new cars way faster than the fastest classics ever were but the older cars are just plain fun.

-Lean Six Sigma - With the advancement of technology and the internet, it is easier (and more difficult) to compete in business.

The license gives you access to NAR, and all sorts of great technology, classes, and the upside is huge compared to just getting the license for a task here or there.

I'm not sure if the unit range your looking at but I'd encourage you to utilize technology and see who's CMBS loans are coming due in the next 6-12 months and start dialogue now for disposition, best case off-market.