I get it that the jazzy glitzy fiction stories sell best "the end is near, the end is NEAR, THE END IS HERE!!!!!!!"

.$83 BillionCommittee on Commerce, Science and TechnologyInvest in technology and transportation.

Many of them will also know how to blend the art and science of deal analysis, which goes way beyond cap rate.

“Tempe has created a community that is a microcosm of what is great about Arizona: great accessibility to a young and knowledge-based workforce (median age is 28 and 42% of residents have a bachelor’s degree or better), Arizona State and the University of Advancing Technology are producing technology-proficient graduates in engineering, software, development, computer science, etc.,” says Maria Laughner, Economic Development Program Manager, City of Tempe.Tempe already has office space for ZipRecruiter, Amazon, and Microsoft.

That's why Bro Investors often buy because their friends are, but none of them understand the science of real estate and deal-making.I made no attempt to tie into your original post; I only had a point about the concept of value.

I work in machine learning and data science.

@Josue R.Real estate investing/landlording is not rocket science. 

In addition, his passions that have decent opportunity to be able to support him (life sciences and environment) both require degrees for the traditional paths. 

Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?

I do a lot of teaching and advising my students about their decisions to further their study. (2) We make about the same amount per year in rental cash flow as I do in science.