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Investors may be so eager to invest that they overlook the potential risks involved in that area's development. Unlike the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program, which produce tax benefits every year, Opportunity Zone projects will perform the best if the underlying property appreciates over several years. And given that a union electrician charges the same no matter if they are working in an area with $400 rents or $1000 rents, developers may gravitate towards the higher rent areas despite the intent of the legislation, Ronald Homer, Chief Strategist, U.S. Impact Investing, RBC Global Asset Management, tells GlobeSt.com. What happens next is that if investors back projects with rents that are out of reach for area residents and they perceive they may be displaced, these residents and activists will organize ways to obstruct or slow down the project. 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