Midtown is being dominated by WSU, Detroit Medical Center, Cardinal Health, Henry Ford Hospital, and the Illitch's(Little Caesars, Red Wings, Tigers, and now Pistons).In each of these cases providing workers/residents mean spin-off business have appeared(gyms, coffee shops, bars) or established businesses have made major upgrades(some liquor stores don't have bulletproof glass in midtown, or the bowling alley adding a cafe and event space.All development is subsidized by tax breaks/credits in all cities.

I plan to listen to all of them as well as Rod Kleif's podcast which is the reason I found out about BP from one of his interviewees and their success here. 

Focusing on several RE applications will end up making you spin your wheels.

If not you are using some form of financing.The listing broker can spin this a couple of ways.

I am a science and numbers type of guy, not the poetic word spinning type of person.

The only thing that would stop me right now from considering another property in SP in my hunt to replace my recently sold duplex is the hostile regulatory environment and extreme progresssive politics currently in full force in Seattle city council.   

I don't want to over plan and just spin my wheels.

I typically invest in college towns, like Blacksburg, because of the relative stability of the market - our major employer is the university and the periphery of businesses that surround it and spin off from it - but you're right, there are some nuances.

Colin, another possible spin for you is to become a hard money lender.

It does feel like we're spinning our heels a bit but the results for us are better than we predicted!