While I agree with Avery about appreciation being speculative in nature, it can't hurt to invest in an area that is thriving so well as long as the cash flow makes senses as well!

I see a thriving industry reaching heights never seen before with endless opportunities.

I think you ignore the cloak of legitimacy at your peril, better to be a banker than a shylock, but if some guy admits on a podcast that he doesn't know anything about real estate but has enough hustle and specialized knowledge to support his family with a thriving business, I can't muster an ounce of disdain for him.I just read through an accredited RE Principles course, and it was good stuff, I liked it, but it didn't teach me to market for deals. 

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Glad to see you are still surviving and thriving!!!

It is really in the middle of nowhere but it still grows and thrives.  

“Half-full,” rose-colored-glasses investors can still survive and thrive in real estate.Build up a great team of advisers, mentors and colleagues.

Pride comes before your fall"......one of my favorite scriptures that foretells the result of those who do not remain humble as we all should; BUT instead choose to thrive on conceit, arrogance and being pompous. 

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