That being said, maybe you could do some property management on the side so you get a flavor for what it's like to lord the land and steepen your learning curve while you save up for your first investment.In any event, welcome aboard Hoss!

Boise and the Treasure Valley sure is growing and vibrant!

@Ali Boone ,Thanks for the flavor on enjoying the lifestyle!

I guess it's always a risk when you put your own flavor on something, and it's difficult to stay up on trends and have a current look that a majority of people are going to like. 

It was a CBD, transit oriented development deal, the flavor of the month for institutional owners, so therefore the best course for our group was to package it with the impending new entitlements and sell it to a big player. 

An open vibrant office of like minded individuals can have incredible outcomes.

Before the crash, Las Vegas and Miami were considered very strong areas with vibrant economies.  

There are two vibrant REIA groups that meet regularly.

Prices on these properties have been surging for years, deconversions in pretty much every once was "hipster"/now insanely popular area in Chicago, the hyper gentrification of every classic, ethnically vibrant, affordable neighborhood is old news.

Read all the highly recommended  books, bought the Carlton Sheets, attended a rich dad seminar (surprisingly no Kiyosaki), a couple of flavor of the year gurus, joined a local REIA for two years, Listened to podcast on BP.