My wife loves following the market, I've been obsessed with population growth patterns since I lived in Boston, L.A. and Washington D.C. as a kid.  

They may agree to if the tax base and growth pattern fit under the master plan.

Provided this was not a pattern.

See the pattern here?????

It's "ordinary" to have some traffic patterns in carpet or light staining but it is not "ordinary" to have animal stains in 15 spots.It takes some time but you should learn quickly what is ordinary and what is not.

All my purchased have been the traditional 20% down of my own cash and conventional financing.....nothing creative....a pattern that will never allow me to expand at a reasonable rate.....My biggest issue...... there are so many ways to do REI....so many avenues....so many opinions.....so many options..... that I get overwhelmed on what is the best plan/approach for MEFor example.....I'm in CA, so I've considered OOS, turnkey etc......tons of posts and info on here that says its a fantastic way to expand my portfolio....and just as many that say its all "smoke and mirrors" and in reality its a rip off disaster..... great..... so which one is reality...no real answer.....My biggest goal in 2018 is to just narrow my plan down to a couple of options and focus on those....but I'm still having an issue doing that since there are so many options....I think I fit into category #1.....

See the pattern here. 

@Mike DelavantiHi MikeI actually was daydreaming thinking about this very subject today driving down the road in central Iowa.Personally I'm ruling it out and here are my reasons:Risk which breaks down into:Regulatory - zoning could change, traffic patterns may change, Appreciation Risk - what happens if something changes and/or you're not in a strong position to get out of the deal later on - at some point depending on your time horizon you'll feel like you 'need' to sell to get out from it UNLESS you have a strong development / etc capabilities.....

Are you seeing the pattern, because I am?

I'm sure any dog would probably pee where mine did even if I did get it cleaned, or maybe just start the pattern all over on their own!