This includes employment, population growth/decline and other indicators that you'll see on the census report.

I too am interested in the Greenville-Spartanburg, SC area as the economy is booming and the growth prospects seem great. 

Done right, integrated technology can make management easier, facilitate business growth, ensure sustainability and long term competitiveness, and significantly drive up ROI and profits.Still, it shouldn’t be a replacement for real interaction and service.

Hi all,I'm compiling a spreadsheet to help compare different potential out-of-state markets to buy and hold.Some hard and soft criteria include (1) job growth; (2) Population; (3) Diversity of Industry; (4) Housing Price Projections; (5) Landlord friendliness; (6) Real vacancy rates; (7) unemployment rate; (8) demographics (should target 18-64, am I right?) 

The biggest advantage you will likely have is the ability to use the military's services for notary, that is ironically one of the big hurdles in my opinion doing real estate in the US from Japan. 

I think it's a relatively safe bet, given the current market value, expected population growth, etc.

Here are some posts that may be of worth to anyone considering Sacramento:https://www.biggerpockets.com/posts/user/WesBlackwell/startedhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/621/topics/664159-sacramento-2019-state-of-the-city-addresshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/621/topics/585796-sacramento-rent-control-101-everything-you-need-to-knowhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/621/topics/586279-investing-in-sacramento-or-stockton-which-one-is-betterhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/621/topics/590913-rent-growth-in-sacramento-is-triple-the-national-averagehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/621/topics/416542-priced-out-is-rent-control-coming-to-sacramentohttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/621/topics/428937-sacramento-not-on-list-of-best-markets-for-sfr-rentals---wtf

My properties are mostly in a pretty attractive bedroom county of both the San Jose and San Francisco metro areas where the underlying growth just never seems to stagnate, my managers carry 95% of the work load (I set annual rate increases, approve major repairs and do the taxes) and my cash flow on my original cost is about 10%. 

You could contribute enough to get the match, let's say 4% from you and your employer (8% total contributions), but your 401k loses 6% one year, resulting in growth of only 2%.During a good year, maybe it grows by 16% (=8% investment gain on your 4% contribution and 4% match).Alternatively, you could keep the entire 401k account in cash (not invested in any securities) and let it grow at the matching rate, guaranteed like a CD.If you forecast out to retirement, based on what you plan to contribute, do you anticipate that your 401k will be your primary source of retirement income? 

Are you focussed on passive income or capital growth?