There's no real geographic advantage for Silicon Valley or Research Triangle, other than those areas have been nurtured by a pipeline of innovation through education and tech-friendly public policy.

I don't want to be just an investor, but someone who is a catalyst to the growth and increased value in these areas.Look forward to hearing from you Steve!

What's your most innovative way to collect rent?

Very often when investors cash out, they reinvest in new companies spurring innovation.

The most successful people combine education with creativity and a keen eye for recognizing innovation opportunities or inefficiencies in a market that can be exploited.

Offer accepted in Nov after other interested parties needed alternative financing for the deal. 25% down and a 30 yr fixed 4.25% note.

Similarly the entire catalyst for '08' no longer exists. '08' will not happen again, just like a run on the banks is not possible as it happened before.

I don't care how unpopular my answer is, but if people don't study economic cycles, they won't understand that the catalyst for each recession (depression) has never been the same.

Since you only buy one house at a time, you really ought to consider what the catalyst is to compel an owner to sell. 

What you have is perhaps your criteria for buying but not a criteria for marketing.While I'm not willing to tell you precisely what catalysts I look for, I will tell you that you be better working a list with more equity.