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. 

Several years ago an acquaintance of mine started investigating putting together a publicly held company in order to raise the funds to purchase a minor league sports franchise.

Once you've completed #3, you combine it with what made those areas attractive and then find those properties in similar areas with a lot less investor pressure.Just my 2 cents, but I don't like to fish in the middle of a pond, where a bass tournament is happening!  

If you walked up to Michael Jordan and said, "I want to be learn sports" he would walk away.

Let's take sports cards for example.

It has a chill vibe, incredibly friendly people and plenty to do, with exception to any major sports.