The area is always expanding the business district as well as downtown, from Access to low cost regional talent, competitive real estate cost, strong work ethics and excellent facilities for sports, shopping, leisure and healthcare.

Syndication is a team sport and takes time to develop, time to prove yourself, time to figure out which role is best for you and time to learn.

No problem @Kevin McGuire, I firmly believe real estate investing is a team sport that we can all win at.

Well, that's not investing my friend, that's gambling, and ANDY IS THE HOUSE. 

(Thank you to @Elizabeth Faircloth for helping to set this all up.)Matt was able to give us so many actionable tips and was a great sport despite the late hour on his end (past midnight) and technical difficulties on our end.

The key differences between the two groups of cities that you mentioned are 1)  No need for a car2)  Numerous colleges and universities.3)  Historical significance4) Well educated population5)  Pro sports

Then again, according to the butterfly effect, had I invested those funds instead of buying a car, I could be writing this today wishing I had never invested into some bad stocks or something and instead just bought a sports car - who knows.Of course, that's what is interesting about the "woulda, coulda, shouldas" of life, sometimes they may not have been the grand successes they were had we taken different approaches - hindsight is always 20/20.  

I would sell now and take the loss as opposed to gambling and risking a greater loss in the future.

There is always an opportunity cost with waiting or trying to gamble. 

Are you willing to gamble the $2,500 that your going to find a buyer?