I will absolutely be making it happen and look forward to learning and growing professionally.

This is the scenario you market for when wanting to buy with a lease/option or subject to.I live in Clarkston and some 3 yrs ago moved marketing to less contested counties 1 hrs drive outside Atlanta but in towns with growing jobs.  

Is it realistic to think that at some point in ones life, these areas will experience a revival- either because jobs returned or because of forced use because we need places to park people as the population grows? 

This is the best place to grow your knowledge in Real Estate.

Adding value along the way and growing rents.

And if they do, then you can grow your borrowers list with investors that bring you repeat business.

As Kansas City grows in population, the neglected parts of the city will eventually show signs of rehabilitation as we make room for new residents.

You will find deals, investors, buyers, contractors, insurance agents, lawyers, accountants, realtors  all of whom want to work with you to help you grow your business.

Apparently a growing number of agents and brokers agree that TRID actually stands for The Reason I Drink.Closing delays have become commonplace, and closing delays create a host of other issues in their wake.

However, there's no guarantee how long that would be (or at least, I don't have enough knowledge to know--if you know, say, with good evidence, that 2 years from now the prices will drop significantly then waiting is prudent).If there is no real evidence of large, detrimental economic factors going on (war, people moving out of the Bay in masses, an unusual amount of new construction making the supply on houses extraordinarily large for a prolonged amount of time), then there is no reason to assume that the seller's market will swing back to a buyer's market any time soon.The fact remains that the population in the Bay is growing year after year, tech companies are still expanding (to such a point where they are closing down Gold's Gyms, grrr, but that's another story), and this is still a highly desirable place to live.