Happy long-term tenants are worth their weight in gold, so making that move before the impact of this new company is truly known is a bit of a gamble. 

This is a contact sport.

I view their form of diversification as playing a round of Yahtzee: rolling multiple dice.Investing, farming, and gambling all share something in common: they all involve playing games with numbers.

Anyone trying to stretch their boundaries is looking for a quick sale be wary of thier true intentions, I used to play sports in Orangeville but would never try to advise someone on investing there due to my lack of market knowledge

That is a huge gamble.

At that point, you are not risking or gambling, you are taking sure bets.

Real estate investing is not a solo sport, so you will need a team that you can count on and you should begin building connections in the industry now.

That being said, assuming you invest in CA while you live in CA your returns wont be as high but you will also have that good looking income and lifestyle should things take a turn.Bakersfield is a great market to invest in if you are looking at investing in CA because there is still good cash flow and if you look at some of my previous posts you can see there is growth here, but it really comes down to if you want to gamble and potentially make more income than you could have even with your job, or if you want to take the job and play it safe and increase your investments over time.  

We have world class soccer stadiums and training facilities (Sporting KC, KC Current), as well as a huge soccer fan base.There are major infrastructure and development projects going on in the urban core that will transform KC over the next 4 years leading up to hosting the World Cup.- New international airport (completion 2023)- New Kansas City Current women's soccer stadium- New women's soccer training facility- New Royals downtown baseball stadium (TBD)- New downtown baseball entertainment district (TBD)- Street car extension to the Plaza- Street car extension to NKC (TBD)- New Buck O'Neil Bridge (2024)- Old Buck O'Neil Bridge Renovation/Park (TBD)- Arrowhead Stadium renovations to accommodate World Cup- Arrowhead Stadium entertainment district???

I think that people are just gambling that the Lender just won't bother.Now, let's say you locked in a 30 year fix rate mortgage at 4%.Why would you take a chance of having to refi that beautiful Mortgage if the Lender calls the Loan?