You're in a market where property values could be very high 10+ years from now.

Work hand-in-hand with your broker and leasing agent to confirm what market rates are doing compared to what is being paid currently.

The market is efficient so where illegal immigrants are will causing housing prices to go up which will cause the efficient movement of people to less expensive housing which will cause that housing to go up which will then push people out again. 

My goal is to reach financial freedom as quick as possible. Which would be done by using the cashflow from RE properties. I am trying to figure out if I should also max out my own personal Roth IRA in the S&P or j...

If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking5.

All comps must have Days on Market data with them for each comp cited5.

It depends on the market you are looking at as well.

Focus on things on the market.

Over that period you could do better in the stock market.

The national office market is showing signs of stabilization as major corporate tenants like Bank of America, Fannie Mae, Bain Capital, and Verizon commit to large lease renewals.