Look people, (MILLENNIALS I'm talking to you), either you have the money or you have the work ethic.

If you haven't watched I Survived Real Estate on video (it's free online), there's some really great chat about life events being pushed back as Millennials wait to get married and have kids because they are going back to school.

For example, if you're looking at rentals, you want to be sure (besides population and employment that you mentioned) that the demographics (think millennials), supply (and pipeline), affordability, industry diversity, path of progress and access to lifestyle are clearly present.  

Take heed investors - "the majority of millennials (59 percent) would rather rent a house than purchase one." according to the recent article below...and there are 80 million of them.http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/why-millennia...

Also, it seems like the millennial generation is marrying later and less interested in home ownership.

They are growing in popularity with the millennial generation.  

While quality of life can be debated, most millennials prefer walkable cities with amenities close at hand, not boring suburbs or dying Midwest cities.  

Plus many millennials, even if they are financially capable of buying a new home, are reluctant to do so because of the 2007-2008 downturn.   

There are rumored plans to bulid and apartment complex overlooking the water with a target demographic of millennials. 

You can help millennials or self employed or too much debt borrowers.4.