Evergrande, a Chinese company that is largely associated with real estate development holds $300 billion in debt that cannot be paid off. 

MSM keeps saying China can and is expected to contain this and then as I continue to research...Real Estate is 25-30% of China's GDP (that's been an ongoing problem China has been trying to control and then they back off every time it would start to hurt their economy - RE got too big too fast for it to not greatly affect the Chinese economy, so how in the world does anyone think this won't seriously hurt them now?).

And I have kept most of my short-term rental units occupied all year long.Only if I was young again, I could imagine house hacking and rent short-term to some exciting foreign guests, so much to learn from different cultures, or renting a room to a doctor or lawyer while they look for the primary home, what great connections you can make.If you are looking for 20% plus leverage returns or want to leave rent-free by "house hacking," Tampa is the place to go.

Each surrounding community is great, but they offer drastically different cultures.

If I were visiting from TX for the first time, I would probably be blown away by the nearby cultural and vacation opportunities.

You need to find out everything about the culture of the college/university you want to invest in: What are typical student housing rates? 

Hey that’s the special cookie recipe you need to make, and then your golden, I have similar issues, prices now are like a slot machine or like an auction, they are all complaining about supply and demand, I wonder if my contractors hire Chinese people and these people are stuck on a boat in Cali because all of the truck drivers are on strike?????

Hi Troy,I'm going to expound just a bit on this with some pop culture references, you can take what you want out if it.[1] Interesting you have come this far in "Doctern' "-- (a Granny Clampet reference), all of this money, all this time and all this stress over the years and now find it "less than you want".[2] "Man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest"-- (a Simon and Garfunkel reference).

In 2015, we completed the 2.5-mile Riverwalk which connects multiple arts / cultural centers with public parks and dining and shopping options.

we have one  black/white couple   One lesbian couple  One non English speaking Hispanic couple one white/Chinese couple with their Chinese parents living with them One Russian Orthodox folks dress like Amish and 3 police officers that decamped from Portland.. and one lives next to the mixed race couple and is good friends with the husband that the black partner  And I am proud to say each and every family is outstanding their homes immaculate and we have the highest priced development in town by about 10 to 15% over our competition.