It's made from IRS data from 2008.http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/04/migration-moving-wealthy-interactive-counties-map.html

You would have to be stinking wealthy to have no experience and hit the ground running with a new office, and if you were, you'd do something else with your money!

And I'm letting people know so it doesn't happen to them too.Incidently, Doug Fath does business under various names: faithful investments, wealthy passion, and investing in cash flow, I tried to summon other students of his from Connected Investors, which is the source he sold in his program as "putting you in touch with other investors,." which is the equivalent of me saying, "If you join my program, I will put you in touch with 20,000 women."

So TX benefits from having a million people just across border within a few miles and the wealthy city of Monterey not too far away.

I know the market very well and what this town offers, it is a very wealthy beach town and a very desirable area.

Searched on "How to become wealthy" found "Rich Dad Poor Dad", read it and BAM!

IMO, when it comes to buying condos for personal use.....you either worry about the value/dollars, in which you shouldn't buy (for the reasons above), or you're sufficiently wealthy to not worry about the value, in which case you wouldn't be here asking for advice (and wouldn't care about increases in HOA costs or special assessments).

We have heard real estate investing is a great option to generate income and to become wealthy.  

I'm a college graduate with experience working in international settings but seek to be independently wealthy. 

I would suggest reading The E-Myth Revisited by Micheal Gerber, which will give you the "business" knowledge you need to go from someone investing in real estate to operating a business system that invest in real estate.By the way, just because you're NEW doesn't mean you don't have value to offer to the community.A question you ask or statement you make could be all someone elses needs to get over the hump...Keep it Wealthy,Dhane