You also want them to feel like they are in control while guiding them to your objectives.

There is always the next shiny object syndrome, the grass is greaner on the other side, hot markets, huge competition, too many options and so much more. 

Once you have goals for your investment, the best one would be the investment that fulfills the most objectives of our goal.

I've learned a great lesson.....I need to have more than one objective inspection, talk to more agents and customers of the particular company I am going to do business with, and I need to clearly see what the city requirements are for rental properties before I go forward with my next investment.

But I've learned to pay more attention to the things I find myself strongly objecting to.

As it relates to your post, you may discover that you enjoy employing multiple techniques to reach your objectives.

"means") that I can exploit to achieve my objective which is a lifestyle of my choosing (i.e.

@Bentley Cox That depends on your income, goals, objectives, budget and constraints. 

For those interested, let's have a call to discuss the objectives and procedures of this group.

Another option would be to look for the city's Master Development Plan, which should give you an indication of the community's objectives, the existing physical and demographic conditions, as well as any development plans for the city and how they will be implemented.Sorry, one more thing - you might consider picking up the book, "Big Shifts Ahead."