Today, they basically the same so not sure the draw other than just being affordable.Dallas has the growth but remains the most aggressively priced market in today’s environment.

Having wealth in real assets like Real Estate, might very well be a God send for many in this kind of economic environment.

In this environment we have to support each other.

If the child is asthmatic they may react poorly with breathing issues when in a dusty environment and carpet may collect dust especially as you stir it up when you are moving.

In a low interest environment investors do pay more for NOI than in high rate environments.

This fact allows for greater success for both parties and at the end of the day, that's the goal...at least for us.The other reality that exists today that did not exist prior to the most recent crash is the new environment relative to the rules, laws and regulations we all operate under in the post Dodd-Frank lending world.  

I believe Tennessee is an excellent environment for real estate investing.

I think along the lines of.....What does a $400 a month rent increase do in a 4 cap environment versus an 8cap environment?

Interest rate environment aytractive and in strong demand markets we like our model.

For France, consider a few examples to offset the pro-tenant environment:- Government gives a bunch of tax breaks for investors in new constructions if you rent them out for a given number of years.- Many tenants including most students are eligible for the equivalent of section 8 in the US (without the site inspections), that's part of the rent guaranteed for the landlord.- There are rent insurances: for ~3% of rent cost, they are supposed to pick up the tab when the tenant doesn't (I haven't had to use it yet but I factor it in my ROI calculations when I run my numbers before I make an offer).- You can get subsidies for rehab, government will pay up to 30% of the bill (labor+material).- You can rent your property to a subset of the government.