Its also home to quite a few tech companies, including major players like Dell, IBM, Apple, Google, and Facebook.

@Dan Bryant Speak to a few real estate who are active in Durham, NC and of course on BP.Another good way is via REIAs, you can simply ask the organiser of the event, as they typically know the players and the good CPAs in town.Hope this helps, Dan.

Paul,My best source for legitimate real estate players are real estate lawyers.  

Have alot of flips going and I buy and sell a lot of property, know alot of the local players. 

Debt FundsPro: More stable deal as long as they did go high LTC Con: Have to be patient and long term player and happy with low returnsPrivate:Pro: Can be stellar returns Con: Need to have a strong heart as there will be a bumpy ride and losses. 

I'm sure they'll probably help the hospitality business with clinics, schools, tournaments and other players. 

I don't have rentals in Martinsburg yet but have studied the market quite a bit and it seems that Charles Town based Blackwell Property Management has a dominant market share.

Long term view: here to stay, great for access for retail type investors, being worked out and will only grow over time, won’t be dominated by the big boys of Goldman Sachs and Merryl, REITS, and institutional mutual funds?.

huge amount of SFRs and there are plenty of MF but frankly not in an area I would personally live ( neighborhood wise ) and I think U will find that with almost every city the plexs are in rental dominated areas and well it is what it is..

Can't be avoided simply because that is who dominates the legislature.But hey, after having lived in Seattle for over 50 years and investing in it for 20 years, what do I know?