I remember once I was in a nice area of ATL at a closing and the attornies office was hot I asked whats up he said his two condenser got stolen that night LOL.. its a very active sport out East of the rockies we just dont hear of this on the west coast..

Diversity is great, but the fundamentals for real property are too strong in my opinion. 

Ditto, I use PriceLabs for my STRs - here is a nice writeup ...Airbnb Smart Pricing Vs PriceLabs: An In-Depth Comparison For Hosts | Boost Your Short-Term Rentals

Although it would be nice!

It's nice to see the community showing support for STRs and pointing out that an STR doesn't solve any of the real problems.  

Section 8 could also work as a hybrid strategy here; the stable income is nice, and with good property management, it’s pretty hands-off.

Tell people what your doing and help other folks invest while you're making a nice commision check. 

Nice size to startwith, but not large.His particularsituation is he can retire in 12 months with significant pensionpayments and 401k funds, at the age of 56.

Because I had already purchased  the house building courses I got a nice  discount  on thw course I wanted. 

As you've mentioned, great schools, area in general is nice and it's centrally located.