@Mark Graham IIWelcome to the vibrant BP community.

Sandra C.Welcome to the vibrant BP community, where you will find like minded individuals committed to REI and also helping others succeed.I added some links on rentals and sense this is the niche you are looking to focus on, while pondering which option to use to get started with inputs from the BP community. http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/04/how-to-rent-your-house/ (house rental guide)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/22/buying-rental-property/ (how to buy a rental property)Your time on this social media site will be well spent.You have taken the 1st step by announcing your readiness and commitment to embark on a REI career.Whether you pursue, wholesale, rehab & fIip or buy and hold it's up to you to decide.The bottom line is that you must take action to start.

That downtick could be short or prolonged, localized or global.3. 

I have been studying global markets and investing internationally for RE companies for 10 years and know the french market quite well. 

Even more jobs may also be created as the "Midwest Connect" has chosen Pittsburgh as one of the global finalists by Hyperloop One, the California company that developed high speed transit technology.

Prior to that, I was in Boston underwriting and helping in the disposition of luxury multifamily deals for CBRE, a global company that specializes in institutional investment sales.My goal is to take the knowledge I've learned from working for institutional investors and bring that into my own personal investing.

If the whole block is residential and retail, there is a potential for a vibrant neighborhood, which equals a good pool of tenants and market rents. 

Worth the money (and I do not get paid to say that) He also runs "Note Buying For Dummes (another VERY "worth it event" IMO)  :->In the meantime feel free to watch a video webinar that we recorded about how I was able to leave my full-time VP of Marketing position with a global software company and instead run my notes business.

To further prove this point, let’s examine two very significant times in history: the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 global pandemic.THE STOCK MARKET CRASHES OF 2008 & 2020 The stock market crashed on Sept. 29, 2008, and The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 points.

Your comments about global money parking cash there means that middle income residents (without rent controls) are being displaced.