It seems to me that the more people move here, the more jobs they create and so the growth feeds on itself to a certain degree.

Deferring taxes or tax-deferred growth can be better accomplished in rentals with a better return.  

But I could sacrifice living away from the city core (for a while) if the result was accelerated portfolio growth.

I don't know anything about Atlanta, but it's probably pretty similar to Charlotte - a nice secondary market that experiences booms in the good times with job growth and lending via our big banks.

I am a CRE broker in NC & SC so I'm fortunate to be tapped into both state's growth markets.  

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Hayes County is projected to grow the fastest in the area over the next decade.  

Under a pilot immigration program first enacted in 1992 and regularly reauthorized since, certain EB-5 visas also are set aside for investors in Regional Centers designated by USCIS based on proposals for promoting economic growth.”So why am I talking about EB5?

Certainly it isn't the Oil itself they are worried about but certainly the multifamily industry is tied to employment and job growth and they could know that job losses are on their way. 

Either way, this stalls growth.