Mind you I was fortunate to work for a company whose leadership is recognized as some of the most brilliant real estate minds in the business.   10+ years into this business I now appreciate the advice given to me at the time and my message to you is the same advice given to me.

I would say best case is that given political climate, those in control of economic directions take a step back from all political influence as it poses a no-win scenario, and heavily relies upon guidance, direction and leadership from economic/finance professionals to a degree much more significant degree than prior.

Assumptions and insulting behavior is definitely not on the list of effective leadership traits.

I'm in several REIAs and am in leadership where I see what locals are doing.   

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Cleveland is definitely on the rise and with the right political leadership in place has the potential to completely turn around. 

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Those skill sets include; development, redevelopment, project management, marketing, deal structure, tax strategy, finance, negotiating, powerful relationships, borrowing power, leadership and efficient property management.

Most people that have limited experience go the thought leadership route.Start learning everything you can about real estate investing and then regurgitate it by writing blogs, starting or being featured on podcasts, blab about it on YouTube and social media.  

They have also cracked down on AirBNB options because it displaces rental properties.https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2017/6/19/land...I'm a new investor out of Seattle and I am specifically avoiding Seattle as a market because of city leadership.