Maturity laddering is one of the key metrics the public REITs are held to, and when looking at the financial crisis, whether it be the automakers needing a bail out or the real estate operators that did, or almost, went under, it came down to not having major debt loads mature all at the same time.  

More economical purchase prices in Grover Beach and Oceano, but also less revenue, and also not sure about the regs. 

With Denver facing an affordable housing crisis, this change falls under the category of "Duh, about time." 

A high quality SFR in Austin will pay dividends in the long-run, and don't invest for anything but that. 5-6 years is too little, but if you are to expose yourself to that I would still take Austin.Those deep parts of SW FL are cyclical with retirement up & downs on economic recessions.

I know it's been somewhat economically depressed, but I see some attractive properties for sale would love to hear from anyone that has invested in that area before.

I have served across the U.S. and overseas, developing expertise in strategic mission planning, operational leadership, crisis management and strengthening global partnerships.I am now eager to meet and collab orate with business professionals to start building my real estate portfolio.

These "investments" were pure speculation driven by a set of economic conditions which no longer exist.

Affordability is at crisis level in many States, while it is still acceptable in others, mostly the Midwest markets.

Employment/Economic Diversity/Demand DriversNow if you can buy a house let's say 4-5 bedroom and have your kid live in one for 4-5 years and is the kind of kid who is responsible and a hard worker and a good networker and can keep the bedrooms rented for the next 4-5 years, there certainly could be an opportunity there.

Our priorities in terms of market is there needs to be- anticipated economic growth (lots of tech companies are moving into Columbus),- prices need to allow us to buy in all cash (400k or less, ideally up to 300k),- we want the area to be safe (when looking into places like Dayton, OH or Memphis, TN for instance it looks like all our boxes are checked on paper, numbers wise but we realized quickly there are a lot of unsafe areas and we could have the potential for problem tenants)- yearly expenses to be relatively low (i.e. we are avoiding NYC and the tri state area, California, etc. for having extremely high taxes).Is our initial analysis on the right track for Columbus?