What's a good growth rate?

[James Brunetto, jr]

Hi everyone, 

After looking at some of the forums and blog post I noticed there are certain metrics like population, unemployment, and median income I should look at when determining where to invest. But what is considered a good growth rate? If it's less that 2% should I not invest. If there is a slight decrease year over year, say .2% decrease year over year for the last 3 years, is that bad or just a small fluctuation in population?

[Caleb Heimsoth]

@James Brunetto, jr Any place with a strong growth rate will Likely be an appreciation market and you’ll be paying 200k for a rental. I prefer slow and steady markets. Slight increase or slight decline is fine with me as it means the rental market for cash flow will be strong