. in my opinion, it rivals the BP calculators in terms of simplicity and professionalism

It’s booming.The irony of today’s booming housing market is perhaps only rivaled by the bonanza happening on Wall Street, except that when you look at the housing market, there are very sensible yet counterintuitive reasons for prices being up on the year.

4) don’t assume your extra risk/effort will be recognized or appreciated and try not to become bitter once it isn’t.

I'm not suggesting it will get to that level, but has the making of something special and the local government I think is frothing at the mouth to put a hurting on rival state California and the exodus they are experiencing!

There are currently opportunities in the outer boroughs that rival NJ with regards to capitalization rates and a lot of equity will be created once NYC gets back on its feet. 

The Marysville area in particular has been gangbusters and rivals many areas further south for the amount of major retailers available next to 5.

Last time it happened, I started a new forum thread and complained bitterly.

That will likely change because the money will follow to the good deal flow, but Austin still has a long way to go to rival Boston, SV, or other major tech centers for the whole ecosystem. 

Nobody forced them to stay as long as they did and suck up that good, good gravy until the bitter bottom of the barrel. 

I am grateful everything is going good now, but I am still a little bitter that all that work saving disappeared virtually overnight.