I guess I’m just not cut out for that sort of drama, so this cycle I just took my marbles and went home.

The point I am making is the decision the GP makes is circumstantial and very specific to the fact pattern of their particular deal and to tie back to my first post in this thread, who that decision maker really is is important. 

They are sophisticated and have very large teams of people with very fancy degrees who study credit card spending behavior and patterns.  

Obviously I don't think this is happening in the US for many years, and hopefully not ever; but this is a pattern for how revolutions usually unfold.

Curious what a local thinks of the development pattern, the push to West Asheville etc.

"All inclusive" is a marketing tool.If I had good utility usage history from the utility company (2 years) and could see predictable patterns, I'd use them in my cash flow calculations and wouldn't have any trouble making an offer on such a property.

Also, I would suggest taking extra caution with our local wholesaler community, I think Columbus' thriving market is bringing out some pretty bad patterns.  

After going through all the replies to this post, it seems to be a recurring pattern that people start here to achieve financial independence only to learn that RE investing offers such a plethora of ways to make a living that can appeal to all types of personalities (introverted, extroverted, narcissistic, obsessive-compulsive *haha) and in the end they find they would prefer to continue down the RE path.I wouldn't say so much that people here on BP get 'stuck in the cycle' as much as people here on BP end up discovering something about RE that they are truly passionate about - it's a beautiful thing! 

-Terrance I have not dealt with that YET, but I've shopped a few services including Marble, Mynd and Renters Warehouse lately.

So while population patterns matter, it's the underlying WHY to those population results that matter by far most, population #'s are more just a result of those why's, and it's those why's that will say if it's an inclining potential, declining, or lateral.