The Alabama group included Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Madison Mayor Paul Finley, and Limestone County Commissioner Jason Black.

Trading the asset every 5-10 years means the entire investment group (GPs and LPs) can upgrade the quality of their portfolio (less headaches), and they get to reset their depreciation schedule for everyone (super important).Not saying holding long term is bad; I am saying it's not black and white.

Interior and exterior renovations. adding new flooring, new black appliances, painting the cabinets, resurfacing the countertops and bringing in a higher demographic of resident who is capable of paying higher rents.

As has been mentioned, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Canton, Candler, Marshall, Mars Hill, Fletcher, Fairview, Fletcher Brevard, Hendersonville are all spots seeing growth.Greenville/Spartanburg sounds like it's currently an easier market to invest in.

Brokers like @Brian J Allen will "black list" you if you re-traded on a deal they represented the seller.  

Color Palette: let’s keep an eye on both Pantone’s and Sherwin-Williams colors because these will be the colors trend for 2019 , black and white will definitely disappear from the color palette.2.

Sorry for the long rant but it demonstrates why I feel for the small plumbing company and how even such seemingly black and white decisions that only involves $5,000 (It's alot but it's not going to put anyone out of business) is hurting my productivity. 

Besides that you want to check out the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (2nd location in Worcester) as well.  

@Pam Black, my broker does this with success.  

., grass looks great, black painted fence, flowers, brightly painted exteriors, etc.