I like the KC area because of its population growth, strong job market, education and low unemployment just to name a few.

If you keep solid profit and loss statements, you can probably sell at a profit within 5 years depending on whether or not you did your research on that market and if it's in a growth cycle.  

One of the keys to growth and long term success in any business is to find a way to consistently add value in excess of the fees/profit you make.

I believe the more "professionals" we can have in this space the better because that will make it that much easier to have municipalities approve the continued use and growth of Airbnb. 

I'm getting ready to talk to family members to invest in my company but I want to make sure the all my ducks are in a row.for instance: if my aunt were to loan me $100,000 are there any SEC specific regulations that I need to follow or can it be just a basic operations agreement between my company and my aunt on basic payback stipulations, interest rate growth etc?

Other capital is in riskier investments for long term growth (stocks, Bitcoin, etc).

Real estate is a play on housing supply & demand, as well as population & job growth, whereas precious metals are a play on rising inflation and lack of confidence, as well as global commodity demand. 

You don't get 14% CoC in an area with a lot of growth and appreciation.

It would be good to talk to someone at each growth stage (maybe in between each new deal) to strategize about possible next steps to take in growing a portfolio. 

Among its findings: NYC was in the top 5 markets for tech job growth in 2018-19; Bay Area-based companies are expanding faster in NYC, LA, Seattle, and Chicago than in Austin or Denver.