After 5years, i would have already paid the loan down by $100k+ Appreciation: I don't want to gamble on the future value, but historically prices have been going up, the average appreciation of Las Vegas in the past 20yrs was 3.45% - the population is growing, tons of jobs created - however the city is surrounded by mountains, so there is only so much dirt left to build on.

In regards to the Greater Tampa area and a majority of its suburbs, apart from those with an overwhelming population of retirees, I do not see it having much of a lasting effect.

Phoenix is one of the most attractive growth markets in the U.S. today, with population growth, income growth, and rent growth indicators all pointing toward a continued expansion.The community sits a block away from Mesa Downtown.

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@Titus Capilnean Columbus is super hot because of our job and population growth.

He dropped out of college and became a millionaire just flipping cheap trailers.The thing is, you need to live in a more populated area with enough inventory and demand.

The cities in questions immediately surrounding VAFB are Lompoc and the Santa Maria/Orcutt area.Just curious on some thoughts as far as potential rental investments for the future, or even new development, as a large increase in base population would have to overflow into the nearby cities.Here's a link to one of the more recent articles on the topic: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article237029734.html?

Seems like you can’t go wrong with the forecasted population growth in Austin TX.

That amount is so small compared to global and country population.

For instance:  Little Rock, Arkansas vs Nashville, TN — LR’s populations (painting with broad strokes here) largely lives in Little Rock because they are from LR or from the region.