I think the development of a Med School will be a huge catalyst for growth; Spokane has the opportunity to be a great market!

Many experts feel that California and many other markets in the country are so much higher than where they were before the last crash, that there may only be a year or two of growth before a market correction. 

Paying off the line with all proceeds from all cash-flowing properties I have will help us expedite the "rinse-n-repeat" model giving us flexibility to have some steroid growth style action for our biz.    

Next, I would look into other more broad categories such as job growth, capitalization rate movements, demographic shifts, education levels, dependence on certain industries (regarding employment), public transportation, city development programs, etc.Regarding unemployment, I think there's a catch to low unemployment.

I don't see myself flipping because I want long term growth from each property. 

I am looking into hiring a VA but not sure what to expect from them in terms of their tasks and responsibilities.  

The focus on recruitment over real estate education may be a distraction to your actual growth of investment assets.

As a business owner, you need to focus on the tasks that you are good at an can extract the most value from.

Suppose you have a start up company that is showing growth but not actually generating a consistent profit just yet. 

I have been looking primarily around the Umass Lowell campus only because there seems to by high growth in that area.