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Any insight on this region from anyone would be helpful.

Obviously, nothing unique to Roanoke.

@Seth Carlone-HansonYup - it certainly seems like it might have been a good place for investors over the past 18 months or so:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/10/14...That study should be used as just a start though - I've never been to Orlando and am looking from a birds eye view at data across the region.

@ Josh CaldwellFor about one and half years now have been working in UAE..Uae has a  very good real estate market with nice ROI...I intend learning from this market before I head back home but my challenges are :1) investment are on the high side and i am on a low income job 2)because am on a low income job , I can't have access to loan.3)am new around so I don't know much people.4)getting a local investors to learn from on weekend because I work from 5 to 5pm.Advantages with the Uae market:1) RE is very lucrative here2)due to the expo 2020 coming to uae, the region is developing very fast and looking to have more investors then3) due its stable economy among other countries in the middle estate, investors are attracted to d region.4) the youths are not really entrepreneur minded but are gradually embracing investment opportunities.5) easy access to funds/loan for locals with low interest rate and long tenure of 25 to 30yrs.So @ Josh Caldwell and other professionals, how can i work with this advantages to kick start my RE education and investment in Uae.

I live east of Parker, so I am considering the Parker, Castle Rock, Elizabeth, Franktown, Centennial, southern Aurora areas, and maybe even further West into the more southern region of the Denver Metro area.  

Has anyone found a good way to create a specific geographic region and get automatic updates on changes to inventory.

(yeah, think 50% drop in rents on your cash flow statement)5) not worry about losing all your money and going into foreclosure and starting over (hell, its only time and money)Having said all that, I am constantly circling around to this: San Francisco in specific, NOT the bay area, is so unique and so politically and geographically constrained that if you live here, you would be foolish to not focus a HUGE amount of your REI time and energy looking right here.

Openly advertising for stupid investors willing to overpay is a unique strategy to implement that plan. :-).

I think the city offers a unique market given the presence of COP/P66.