Currently putting together a sensitivity analysis of the different markets based on metrics like landlord laws, prop tax, insurance, economic growth, vacancy rates etc.

There is a supply/demand crisis in Utah and builders nationwide are building less in general due to rising commodity costs and uncertainty about the markets, but the real issue is INFLATION. 

Also, here's a news article I just sent to my business partner about economic growth in San Bernardino.

At the same time, I'd need this city/town to be semi-insulated from economic downturn where people stop moving to entirely when the market shifts.

One that will know which side of the tracks I should be on, knows information about schools, and economic development changes, knows which neighborhoods have good or bad reputations, etc. 

Look, up in the air, it’s Austin’s super housing market — and it will remain relatively sky-high for years to come, experts agree.More than a dozen economic and residential real estate experts interviewed believe this is not a bubble that’s in danger of bursting.

This is simple economics 101, but congress doesn’t seem to understand it. 

-with the standard deduction being so high now, having a loan against your primary may not be the most economical. 

However, typically a gas ware heater is more economical.

The larger properties have lots of property management and longer cycle 7 to 10 year turn around times.I tend to stay away from larger syndication deals for investment as the cycle to see the value is really long and shown at middle to end of hold period so economic risk can be higher.