Since, there is so much to learn, it can seem overwhelming so it might be best to figure out what type of investing you want to do and then immerse yourself in that specific sector and subject. 

@Blake EdwardsI think spreading your investments across multiple sectors is a great way to diversify.

For a lot of the "hotter neighborhoods" you are seeing initiatives both by the private and public sector which you can check out in the city's comprehensive plan

Unless you are working in the public sector and expect loan forgiveness I wouldn't want to drag education payments out for 25 years.

People like politicians have talked for years about wanting to improve the Southern sector, but much of that talk seems elusive. 

His group Ohio Cashflow is pretty darn successful in the turn-key sector, definitely reach out to him if you are investing in that direction.I buy the properties discounted, rehab the things, and then rent them so I have a much more complicated investment process, all depends on how you roll!

The bottom line is that no decent deal ever gets dropped due to lack of capital or debt in the mobile home sector at the current moment.

and yield actually increase.Also Friday the MOVE (bond volatility) and VIX is spiking up (although so far it seems result of money is being moved from Tech to utility sector). 

Office sector and retail is pretty much dead for couple of years.

The locals I know, if they keep capital in the RE sector will (and have) move laterally into other secondary markets that are less "name brand" but make more financial sense.