Although my wife did not care for the idea of investing, I saw it as an opportunity to begin the journey of escaping the rat race.

I've always said slow and steady wins the race when it comes to investing in real estate (at least for buy and hold).

The governor race that's taking place on November 8th and is something to watch closely.

Slow and steady wins the race :-)

I'm thinking horses, healing retreats, events, some small houses....I know, I probably should have gotten 40 acres lol.....I am just bubbling over with the excitement of owning dirt!! 

I cleaned a lot of barns and stalls, milked a cow daily, fed cattle, sheep, horses, and sometimes chickens when no one else was available.

.- Employment growth- Population growth- Top 10 major employers- Not a "one horse" town- I like to see a median home price of $80,000 or more- Low unemployment rate- General safetyOnce you start to dig into your target markets I'd then suggest to do more advanced research and call the local chamber of commerce, economic development office, etc. as well as do research on market rents.

I have people on my team and close to me that are other races and male, one because I like everybody and importantly, it limits things like this from happening.

Call me old fashioned, but I think that slow and steady still wins the race.

Definitely sounds like a cart before the horse thing.