My brother and I paid $197 to attend Fortune Builder's seminar in Jan 2013 at the Hyatt Hotel in San Jose IIRC.

The meeting is at a hotel (conveniently on my way home from work), so I'm guessing most of the cost is going to cover the renting the meeting room. 

Yes,  I know I can buy notes elsewhere, but IF I have to foreclose, it seems to me that if the property is no more than a 3 hour car trip vs. a $600 plane ticket plus hotel, plus, plus that I have the home front advantage here.

Whenever I do travel, sometimes I bring my wife with me and we do a mini-vacation since our hotels, transportation, and meals are paid for.  

@Chris Munichiello quite often gentrification takes place in cities where there's a shortage of prime housing.As many others have mentioned the signs of gentrification I won't repeat but you can look at certain cities across the US that have seen gentrification over the last 20 years to have a better understanding of what your looking at.San Francisco - 1993 and 2003Culver City, CA (part of Los Angeles) - 2010Inglewood, CA - 2017 to PresentPortland - 2003Seattle - 2001Nashville - 2004-2009It's exciting to be part of the gentrification process as you truly do see the trendy coffee shops, the Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, big branded hotels, and trendy housing options being added and developed.I'm experiencing the gentrification process in Inglewood, CA right now and it's great!

There's a reason why BILLIONAIRES play in the multifamily and hotel space.

In Wisconsin they turn old breweries into upscale hotels - build rooms right around the old equipment.

These lists seem like good starting points for vacation hot spots, but every town that has a major chain hotel experiences travel and therefore STR demand. 

You've got Denver Rock Drill, a huge hotel/retail/commercial space going in at 38th and Gilpin, which is in Cole, just west of the Clayton neighborhood.

I have experience with residential properties, but when it comes to finding buyers for multi-million dollar commercial properties like hotels and gas stations, it's a bit of a new game to me.