In short I would argue its a safer play and maybe (key word maybe because no one has a crystal ball) a market that will appreciate faster. 

However, one thing an attorney told me a long time ago, is that when a Judge or arbitrator reviews a contract they will always favor the party that did not write the contract in areas that are not crystal clear.  

Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:@Alex Franks  prices are all over the map in Napa you can buy for sub 400k.. and can pay 30 million Little over $9m is what my cousin paid  3 years ago his retirement palace...

Also a conservation is what you think tax rates will do in the fiture(have your crystal ball handy) - The are some differences in the withdrawal requirements.

I wish I had a crystal ball.

I'm looking in my crystal ball and seeing a Reagan-esque smack down ala Carter on Carter's performance relative to the misery index during the next presidential election.....provided we can find a candidate who has a pair.

@David FawcettI use statistics and other sources of authority because without them all we have are opinions.The real estate "crystal ball" really only goes out about a year or two... beyond that it gets a little foggy and there's way too much that can happen between now and then.So maybe nobody knows the real truth, or the full answer, and certainly no one knows the future.

Any of his books will get you closer to a crystal ball than anything else out there.

Maybe you could think about what you are looking for in a team member, and your 90 day goal is simply to crystallize those parameters in and find one team member?

Make sure you really do your own due diligence on the deals they are offering and it should be crystal clear to you.