(It's a soft form of "confirmation bias:" They were already skeptical about the product--which is a good way to start--but then their suspicions were confirmed based on just that one opinion.

If you don't pinpoint a first market to invest in, you will be led by others trying to bring you into their market and they will be biased.

@Pete PerezI don't want to sound bias but I would recommend my managing broker because of his experience and time spent in the real estate field.

So there is bias in my statement.

I manage my own properties because of all the horror stories out there, so I'm definitely biased, but - I would lean towards the little guy who doesn't pretend to know everything - it may cost you less to have him refer you to actual specialists if you need them & not have his fingers in every pot.

I like San Antonio, but I'm biased ;-) Lots of good stuff going on down here, and not quite the barrier to entry as some places.

YES, we may be a little biased, but check out our blog here on BP comparing Detroit to other cities and Deep Dives on Metro Detroit cities & neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Your biggest question shouldn't be WHERE to invest, but HOW you will invest!

Honestly, though I'm probably biased here, but I think CO has a great future going for it.

Yep, I'm a commercial multifamily syndicator always seeking private equity investors and cosponsors to grow our portfolio together and thus am a bit bias on what real estate strategy to focus on since it has the biggest leverage and scaling possibilities of all strategies.

While any one of those could crash at any time (well not the government/universities hah)  it is hard to imagine a scenario where they all do at once.I am biased as a born and raised Raleigh citizen, but there is a reason everyone moves here and never leaves (I-95 must be a one way road for moving trucks...who knew?)