Since it's such a large & diverse area, it's hard to speak to your comments without knowing.  

Every deal we have done since gets better :)You will love the diverse community and all the resources.

What you are asking for is what real estate analyst do you trust.Who's analyst opinion due you believe when it comes to the Interest Rate hike in the near future and the impact on loan demand/potential buyers.Unfortunately most of these questions are only answered by having experience and knowledge, and using due diligence and deciding what is more probable to occur than not.Sorry I couldn't write a one size fits all answer as the real estate markets are to diverse.

I found a surprising number of diverse strategies that have worked and in most cases IMHO they could work in the current environment (could also fail, right?).

Thank you  Trey,With today's diversions; iPad, Cell phone, computers and the internet, people are not going to the streets to find deals.

I am looking to learn about median wages, job growth, diversity, criminal stats and the like.

I know oil is down which is a big thread of the blanket but there are a lot of other treads and i don't think people realize the diversity of that economy.

On the other hand the diversity of information has been beyond beneficial.

In my hunting and fishing endeavors you country is quite diverse . 

This can be cumbersome for running a more active or diverse portfolio such as with rental property.There are about 3-4 dozen such firms across the country, including some in Florida.