If you are a residential investor the NPL conference is much better.

Unless you’re an licensed Psychologist and during my post on a forum you were able to better evaluate my mental fitness than the other clinical psychologists employed by the agency I used to work for when I worked in the defense sector.

Obviously, I don't think this will occur in the near future in Columbus, but the point is: if your plan hinges on future rent growth and/or future appreciation, you're speculating.As has been mentioned on many BP podcasts, cashflow is similar to your "defense", in that it helps protect you from losing the property if property values crash, and appreciation is similar to your "offense", in that it's where real wealth can (potentially) be built.

Jo, or a lake community, not sure about places like Lake Whitney, but that development has been super slow to take off and had issues with the golf courses and restaurant and conference center.   

@David Neely yep, i'd get a copy and read it from start to finish and then confer with your PM.

Marketing is also crucial because you won't be listed on the Defense Travel Website as an option. 

I'd say so long as you're in a good location I don't foresee this trend changing all that much b/c these cities are also destinations for things like work events (i.e. traveling nurses, traveling professors), tourists and industry events (i.e. conferences and trade shows).

Books: Multifamily Millions, ABC's of Real Estate, Best Ever Syndication Book, Emerging MarketsPodcast: Pillars of Wealth Creation, Bigger Pockets, Multifamily Live and so many moreCourses: Tons on Udemy and all over the placeEvents: Local groups and national conferences like Best Ever, MRIN, BPCON, etcOnce you've gone through all of that, consider hiring a coach.

It's an entirely different mindset that accounts for both offense and defense.  

Let's say that that is your situation described above and let's say that while you attend real estate meetups, workshops, or conferences, you have conversations with other investors who ask you about your portfolio.