A lot of the jobs will be lower on the pay scale though, so it will make for some great opportunities with smaller rentals and apartment complexes.The real question is how do you get in with the companies as a selected vendor to temporarily house executives they relocate into the area.  

Your argument is further weakened when you claim to know what is going to happen with the stock market (a form of speculation similar to appreciation).

.:- If it's paid off, you could potentially leverage this house (take out a Home equity line of credit by making the house your primary residence temporarily, or refinancing to take out a new mortgage)- Then rent out the house to cover the cost of the debt you just took out- Utilize the debt to invest in another property (Ideally a single family or small multifamily BRRRR deal)- If you do it well enough you can pull all of your capital out of the second deal to invest again... even if you don't do it great you could end up with two properties paying down one loan.Just my opinion, but as of right now you're homeless and hungry (15, with no money).

And there are now some options to directly invest in a DST with a sponsor without paying the heavy front-end loads and commissions that weaken the investment.