No matter the market or industry there will always be doomsayers.  

I am 41 years old and have been in the tech/telecom industry for almost 20 years.

My planning and organizational skills are top-notch and I feel very well prepared to purchase a property.I have a partner who currently works in the fix-n-flip industry for a real estate firm here, and he completes all aspects of repair and renovation on a daily basis.

People don't know their own costs and what they need to charge, thats when the service goes bad or the mystery fees start.Sorry to hear your story because it gives us a bad reputation but there are businesses like that in all industries.

It looks like the industry is in an upswing.  

I have been in the hotel industry for a majority of my career, also worked as a building superintendent for a local construction company for a few years. 

Pulliam Properties has developed many outstanding commercial, retail, office and industrial properties in Western North Carolina and has been instrumental in helping many major commercial companies to locate their facilities in the Asheville/Buncombe County area.An accomplished athlete, Rusty was named Western North Carolina’s high school baseball player of the year in 1976 and was later inducted into the Montreat College Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.he is a licensed real estate broker in both North and South Carolina, has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, first citizens Bank, Ralph Sexton ministries, and the YMCA.Will 2016 be a record year for commercial real estate investments in the Asheville area?

Pulliam Properties has developed many outstanding commercial, retail, office and industrial properties in Western North Carolina and has been instrumental in helping many major commercial companies to locate their facilities in the Asheville/Buncombe County area.An accomplished athlete, Rusty was named Western North Carolina’s high school baseball player of the year in 1976 and was later inducted into the Montreat College Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.he is a licensed real estate broker in both North and South Carolina, has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, first citizens Bank, Ralph Sexton ministries, and the YMCA.Will 2016 be a record year for commercial real estate investments in the Asheville area?

I know a little about the real estate industry, but not nearly enough.

@Juan Maldonado I don't have a better number to quote you, but I'd guess more than 5-7% of the Houston economy is tied to the Energy industry.