You really need a business or a commercial asset in my opinion - contractor bays, oil change type centers -something that everyone uses.

The group doesn't have to be centered on it.

There's supposedly a large medical center being planned, which will also need convenient housing.

I think the main thing people would point to as a red flag for Ocala is that it is not a large employment center like Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville and as a result may be more exposed to a pull back in values when there is a downturn. 

We also lead a Joplin Area REIA on the First Tuesday of each month at Old Chicago/La Quinta and a Springfield Mo REIA on the first Thursday of each month at the Relics event center.

Unfortunately, I live in the dead center of it.

@Steve Meyers I’ve been running this with some success with a local cincinnati agent on 2+ units and nationally with a commercial broker for shopping centers.

Indeed - I see bright future for North Carolina as a whole and for all major population centers like Charlotte metro, Research Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) and the Piedmont Triad region (Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point).

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When I think of Blythe, CA travel centers, gas stations and fast food chains come to mind.