I don't play golf....I don't go to sporting events very often....not part of a men's drinking/bar group.  

John Fox was renting his $2-3mm home, as was Jay Cutler and I would imagine lots of sports players.  

The area is always expanding the business district as well as downtown, from Access to low cost regional talent, competitive real estate cost, strong work ethics and excellent facilities for sports, shopping, leisure and healthcare.

Syndication is a team sport and takes time to develop, time to prove yourself, time to figure out which role is best for you and time to learn.

No problem @Kevin McGuire, I firmly believe real estate investing is a team sport that we can all win at.

It's just like a sports team, when the next round of properties turns over at 20% to 30% returns for those JV partners, my stock rises once again and there is no end to the stream of partners headed our way.As to GF, they run a great program showing good returns.  

(Thank you to @Elizabeth Faircloth for helping to set this all up.)Matt was able to give us so many actionable tips and was a great sport despite the late hour on his end (past midnight) and technical difficulties on our end.

The key differences between the two groups of cities that you mentioned are 1)  No need for a car2)  Numerous colleges and universities.3)  Historical significance4) Well educated population5)  Pro sports

Then again, according to the butterfly effect, had I invested those funds instead of buying a car, I could be writing this today wishing I had never invested into some bad stocks or something and instead just bought a sports car - who knows.Of course, that's what is interesting about the "woulda, coulda, shouldas" of life, sometimes they may not have been the grand successes they were had we taken different approaches - hindsight is always 20/20.  

its realy not that bad weather wise especially if you are into winter sports, or disappointing professional sports teams.