Outside of the STNL sector or grocery shopping centers, the retail investment market and demand has and is  declining.

They've been doing a ton of development up here both in the residential and commercial sectors as well.

A lot has been said about online sales growing in the retail sector and what that might mean for brick and mortar properties.

But certain population sectors are increasing; depending on your investment strategy, Onondaga County may represent a BOOM market.If you're looking to pick up some properties a little north, message me because I do know a gent who is exploring the idea of liquidating one or two properties north of Onondaga County.Cheers!

There are always bad apples in every sector. 

See if an investor typically averages thousands or tens of thousands of dollars for their time per hour then if they spend time with you they are not only not making money but losing that return per hour.So if someone spends time with a potential investor and they take 20 hours at 2,000 an hour that costs the experienced investor 40,000 in time.What Is great about Bigger Pockets is you can post when you have some time and then thousands or more can read it at their leisure and learn something without constant direct one on one involvement.

Read a report recently that 2019 outlook for Houston is very positive with mentions of over 100K of new jobs and the residential and commercial real estate sectors continuing their positive numbers.  

A handyman landlord working with minimal help can do good work in these places, stay on top of things, and keep perhaps ten of these tight little ships running with practically zero outside labor costs eating into his profits or excessive time commitments, while he does modest, leisurely little spec rehabs and occasionally larger live-in flips anywhere he finds deals, accelerating his timeline to  pay off his street of moneymakers. 

Remember, the quickest and safest way to build wealth is having multiple different incomes from different sectors. 

The diversification of industries here among the healthcare, education, energy, technology, and finance sectors allows for a strong economy that grows steadily year-on-year and suffers minimal impact from market hits.The potential to fix-and-flip is high here, as well as the opportunity to BRRRR.