I would think that a lot of folks who were in it 2-3 years ago were in it for the non-performers, and we know how that market is currently.I'm not currently buying because my capital is currently deployed. 

Large anchor employers is another key ingredient to look for when you are looking to deploy your investment capital.  

I'm Ex Army been here sense 2012 was active duty 2005-2011 ( deployed to Iraq twice in support of OIF)

Other tools in the box is your knowledge, experience, capital on hand, literal tools/equipment you own, etc.You then need a project in which you can deploy the tools - aka the deal.If you can find a deal, the money will be easy.

I would like to deploy some money into Multi family 10 to 50 units in the next couple of years.  

She was hardly qualified to manage complex taxes, let alone deploy any advanced tax strategy. 

It takes a lot of my time and I’ll be deployed soon.

Then you can deploy the proceeds as you see fitting without the 1031 constraints. 

I think the #1 most ridiculous poster is the person living in a desirable, high-appreciation location who has plenty of capital to deploy who asks which crappy undesirable market thousands of miles from where they live is the best place to buy their first investment property.

It's not that the technology isn't available, it's that someone wants to get paid for developing, maintaining and deploying that technology.