The large military presence helps keep things steady.

I have heard that many Iraqis hate our presence and even though Saddam was a bad person, International law does not allow us to overthrow governments that we dont like.

If you can build a strong local presence in your market you won't get rich but you won't be bored, and you'll be adding the final piece that most successful multifamily operators discover is necessary; in-house property management.Good hunting-

I noticed that you are from New Orleans, @Mike Wood, and I was wondering if you had any trustworthy and dependable contractors you have worked with who have a presence in Baton Rouge.

If anything is going to be effective today, I feel it HAS to be accompanied by an online presence. 

I admittedly did not like NM, I was 23 and only knew a couple people, but wasn’t a fan of the culture, lack of being near a large city, and lack of sports presence.

I know this is a business of friendly competition but I don't know any other business where people come into an environment and talk about the details of their marketing strategy in the presence of their direct competition IN THEIR AREA.

It mostly serves the purpose of giving my company an online presence.

@Kay HamiltonHere is a recent thread you may find interesting.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87/topics/123177-handling-inbound-calls-from-mailing-campaignsI am in the process of composing a script to use at my call center.

My suggestion is simply hand it off / sell it to Rutgers Univ which already has a strong presence there and as you stated will have the power to get those taxes omitted as most colleges/universities do.