Looking at areas near the university of Akron is a great route as well with cheaper real estate available for renovation and student housing is always in a perpetual shortage, this would be C to D neighborhoods though proper tenant vetting and knowing there are students can be a lucrative and stable market.

No one had a problem with perpetual income back during the Volcker Put, but they have a problem with it now using a different vehicle such as real estate? 

Today there are more 'investors' borrowing way out of their league to join the "FIRE" movement.

All this movement for both cities and the area as a whole is due to major moves from global tech companies buying up space to expand operations and new startups deciding to stick around here instead of looking to set down roots in places such as Silicon Valley, Austin and New York.

My issue is with the Q2-Q4 2022 + deals that were sold to investors under shady pretenses such as low cap rate exits, perpetual rent growth, unrealistic capex budgets etc.

The labor shortage we are experiencing in construction trades alone drives these prices higher, combine that with the movement in the cost of lumber and you have a mess on your hands.

And again, the movement of the stock is beside the point....anyone can buy it.

And, I also am in negotiation of buying into a franchise (not RE related) to continue diversifying my investments, and career choices/movements.  

Is there a source like AZBigMedia or Phoenix Business Journal in your market that you use to gauge market movement?

The city is also working to position themselves around transit/movement instead of just auto.