We live in a fairly rural area where most people own their own homes with a quarter acre lot or more.  

And once you do own it, depending on where in the metro area you own....it is not all that uncommon for some neighborhood in DC to have experienced a price appreciation in 5 or 6 years of a quarter of a million dollars.

Speaking with a friend of mine that has lived in multiple cities and he says the fact you can get a 2000 sqft home 10 minutes from the city on a quarter to half acre for 200k or less is unheard of in other cities which leads me to believe as time goes on we will just see a continuous rise in value.

About a quarter of eligible low-income households receive federal housing assistance.

@Jay HinrichsFoundation rehab SFR deals are always a good niche, particularly in Carollton, Eules, and other suburbs of Dallas that have a high percentage of clay soil.  

@Chris May and @Tony Rishell,I don't know about your market, but my San Jose rental market had remained stagnant since mid 3rd quarter of last year until about the 3rd week of May.

My name is Clay and I'm (relatively) new to BP.  

Many of them pay you dividends monthly, but most of them pay quarterly.

This is in addition to newly built student buildings that are already on the market, such as 11th St Flats, the View, the Domain, Heritage Quarters, etc. 

If they can't tell you the relevant statutes (aka send you the citations or documents to read yourself) I personally wouldn't put too much stock in their advice.Since, like me, you have the joys of being commission based (I'm an investor-friendly agent) you know that you need to pay estimated taxes quarterly.