Keep in mind that you will also be competing with the likes of Extended Stay America and other similar companies.

I am in the process of buying first property (Out of State) and was close to closing when I got en email from my lender(Bank of America) saying they could not approve my loan because of driveway encroachment. 

I am thinking developers/operators and some funds/institutional money will be big players in these zones, although if smaller investors can find big enough value add opportunities there could be the potential for some big long term savings.Interestingly enough it appears that the Mall of America is smack dab in the middle of one of the OZ's.

My goal is to become a Real Estate Investor and *free* from Corporate America. 

Everytime a major bank gets hammered on the market and the stock tanks, I buy blocks of the stock like I did with Bank of America at $10.05 per share, it's tripled in value, when Wells Fargo stock tanked I see the upside of the company selling a stock for $51 that will be over $80 in the next three years and these all include Dividends as well.Diversification is the key for overall success.

GroundBreaker - https://www.groundbreaker.co/ -Real Estate Fundraising and Investor Management Software PatchofLand - https://patchofland.com/ - matches accredited and institutional investors seeking high-yield, short-term, asset-collateralized investments to borrowers seeking more timely and consistent sources of funding for rehabbing properties across America.

He seems to be very pro business and wants to make Inglewood the sports entertainment capital of America .

https://www.cbsnews.com/media/americas-top-10-tech-cities-arent-on-the-coasts/4/Phoenix - #3 Market for Tech Job GrowthOne-year tech job growth: 188 percentMedian early career pay: $58,400Median midcareer pay: $96,800I'm friends with the CEO of a major start-up firm out here and all he talks about is the tech growth in downtown Phoenix.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/more-older-america...First and foremost, this extremely sad to see.

I will have to check out homevestors of America.