And also consider a market that can support major sports teams that have a loyal following, like a hockey team, basketball team, football team, tourist attractions like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

I played basketball at least once a week.

Ive heard good things about Sacramento too...If I hadn't trashed my knees playing basketball, I'd come run for dollars sometime. :)

People are on vacation, they are having fun, they aren't thinking about the neighbor who has to get up to work the next morning, or the senior who want's to hear the birds in the morning, not a basketball at 7am or the crew arriving home at midnight.   

It has led me to so many more ideas and creativity on what I know want to do with Real Estate but also how to help other people understand the complexities of the game.

I started my career in 2012 after retiring from European Professional Basketball. 

Raleigh also has major league hockey, soccer, roller derby, minor league baseball, and college basketball galore.

I find your background interesting only because you are also a software engineer...as an engineer, you and I know that most of the coders are also board gamers. 

I play professional basketball in Europe and I am only home for the summers.

If your why is strong enough, the bumps in the journey are just that, bumps, not mountains that you can’t climb (there’s no mountain you can’t climb, btw).Also, remember that this is a long game.