Younger residents have tended to leave these areas in recent decades, in many cases pursuing better job opportunities elsewhere, leaving older generations to make up a larger share of those who remain.1) What exactly is the author saying about those metros?

@Jared Coffman one thing to consider is do you want to own and build a portfolio of income generating assets?

Showing agents are provided with customer contact info by the broker - customers who already have a list of properties they are interested in viewing.

They have provided me with a couple of email addresses of current customers to contact for references.

So much demand for PMs that they don’t need to make much of an effort at getting new customers.

When grandpa bought the farm he couldn't afford the house and we were able to bring it back into the family 2 generations later.

Also Commercial Lenders where they don't care about you (other than maybe your overall track record and general credit score) and if the property generates enough income on its own to cover the mortgage + reserves.

You just take a photo of the receipts and the monthly reports it generates is helpful.

Living in a college town you've got a lot of potential income generating roommates at your disposal.

Park is getting killed in utilities - $65k water, $30k trash/sewer and $45k electric from primarily from the RV rentals which generate $60-$80k of the gross revenue (seller financials are terrible and misclassified).