Those who have wealth often take less risk with their capital after they've accumulated a lot and look to preserve what they've accumulated by investing in low cap ultra safe investments.

Nice to be mechanically-(ultra)inclined.

I'm not saying this is the case in Iowa, just pointing out that the 'hunt for yield' as they say has been going on for some time with ultra-low interest rates on deposits.  

As a rep for LVT products  for over 30 years I'm telling you that one it voids the warranty to use carpet padding under it; two any pad put under a click lock floor MUST have an ULTRA high denisity and be very then, nothing of which you are going to find in the realm of carpet padding.

The tenant is motivated to stay because they locked in ultra low rent in options.

If you are a ultra conservative investor, if you have surplus cash you have no use for, if parking surplus cash is your goal, if earning minimum return on your cash fits your investment plans, if you intend to sell as soon as they are paid off then these are all good reasons to force yourself to save money where you can not easily access a 15 year loan is for you.

Some will have dips of course but not as bad as some intown Atlanta areas.I have lived in GA all of my life but I am more of a suburbanite  so do not like to be in these ultra compact areas so my views might not be the norm.

I understand the architect aspect but I own my plans.. so I only buy them once.we are not building ultra customs .. although I have in Charleston were I spend 30 to 50k on architect because its what is required in the historic district but other than that 1500 to 2500 to buy stock plans.. pretty simple. 

You can also tweak your investment criteria in the exact way you want (for example, if you want to go ultra conservative and not have any debt, you can do that.

Their SEER (~23) and HSPF (~10-11) ratings are behind the industry leaders.Their Infinity Line looks very much like other house brands manufactured by Gree (appearance and specs line-up) and boast/claim a SEER ratings of 30-42 and HSPF of (10-15) ... though their noise rating are still akin to a loud dishwasher.