Well, I wouldn’t go that far, people throw that word around too much these days but I would say they made a lot of promises that they haven’t kept and paint a very unrealistic picture with an extremely high pressure sales scheme that does a disservice to the vast majority of their students.

With that said, I've done some research on the market and found the following information helpful in my considerations for Phoenix that you might find helpful as well:  Demand for both buying and renting property remains high due to the city's strong economy and growing population. 

@Cathy Ries Yes, tax planning before acquiring rental properties is highly beneficial, especially given your situation.

If you have a high 7 rate then it might be beneficial in the long run to pay it down if you don't want to put it in a 4% savings account or CD.  

For any investors in the group, take a peak at #10 Greensboro/High PointIt's an interesting choice of verbiage to look at "median" sale price YoY because 10% feels like A LOT on the entry-level/investment inventory, and more of what I see in the high-end resale and, specifically, new construction inventory that tends to swing our avg's way up in the macro.Completely disagree that rent will be 0%.

Past performance is no indication of future returns.EDIT - Ok so I just did a quick scan of the greater Tacoma area and right now you valuation seems high at 1.4m.

But lowest risk with conversely high returns might still be worthy to try. 

Buying in a high COLA with loss protection is a no-brainer in my book, but only if you expect to relo again.

Also there is value in accepting tomorrow isn’t guaranteed and working later in life when not a necessity seems to be highly tied to ego.

We moved into a nice house in Florida when I was a sophomore in high school.