Before long you'll be learning all kinds of amazing things, making local connections, and starting to get a handle on where in the vast investing ecosystem that you will fit in.  

We try to bring them into our eco-system and culture rather than your typical relationship.I completely agree @Michael Smythe! 

The business environment is much healthier though. 

I don't own properties there, but from what I understand: lower price to entry, higher cap rates, less sophisticated investor ecosystem (this could be good or bad).

Paradise Valley is surrounded by the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of 22 million acres, so you get all the benefits of living near the park, without all the regulations and negatives of park living (no dogs in the park, no mountain bikes, no off road vehicles, and many more regulations).

The competitive advantage of Apple is the ecosystem they created for all of their products.It sounds like you have a nice product and I hope that it does well for you in your market. 

The federal government benefits from a strong economy so to inflict pain on the economy in order to appear healthier is a downward spiral of foolishness.

It is healthier and slower.

Get healthier.

Hey there,First off, I want to thank you for taking the time to read this post.Second, I want to provide some context of what I'm trying to achieve and hopefully that'll help articulate the advice a little better.A little bit about me:- I have never invested in real estate- I've been following the BiggerPockets ecosystem for about 6 months or so now- I've read some of the BiggerPockets Publishing books, but am still reading more and more- I have approximately $30k left over each month that I'd like to start utilizingMy goal is to reach $10k/mo in passive income starting with single-family buy and hold properties.