Standard disclaimer of not being a lawyer, but with regulatory trends going more towards consumer protection, I could see this getting very sticky in court if anything happened where you weren't able to pay back a security deposit. 

She is looking for information on the following questions:  Looking for a sense as to how widespread and strong this trend of local partnerships is?

With this new confidence, a new trend is emerging with millennials in the home buying market.

Because the trends tend to trickle down from the most expensive neighbourhoods, it is easy to ensure any property is very up to date or even ahead of the trends by visiting a few million dollar show homes.I was visiting today at my friend 'Paul's' project.

I graduated college three years ago and have performed well in my first job out of school in logistics sales (my W2 in 2015 was $44,000, then $79,000 in 2016, now trending for $129,000 in 2017) but even then, I'm finding myself using the time at my day job to study and research what I really want to do--retire with ample passive income when I turn 40 in 15 years. 

I'm looking for any investors or other brokers on here that have recently worked with large multi-family properties in secondary markets, where data is harder to find, to discuss deals and valuation trends in these areas. 

They are what is known in the industry as a captive QI.  

William Carroll I appreciate the friendly words and I do agree with much of your assertion, especially your point about the long-term trend towards Ohio State taking more and more control of the University district.

If you watch enough HGTV and keep an eye on sites like Houzz or Zillow Digs, you can get a pretty good idea of current design trends in terms of layouts, lighting, colors, etc. 

It is probably related to the overall population trend in Chicago, 0.93% growth from 2010-2015, followed by a drop in 2016.