There are rumors of increased crime and lack of public services with the city’s budget being axed. 

Careful Will, that is how rumors get started. 

Philly will only continue to prosper as echoing rumors of a bullet train from NYC to DC (basic overview article of the high speed line) turns into reality.

CPA and Lawyers will always tell you to get one (and contrary to popular rumors this has nothing to do with getting more $ for filing fees).

That's a LOT of questions in 1 post...So some basics... single family homes tend to appreciate faster than multifamily homes... simply a larger pool of buyers out there for them.Single family homes will rent higher than multifamily homes (due to privacy and space)... and many believe they have longer occupancies as well.Single family homes generally cost more to make rent ready as they are larger which can be a negative if your turnover is too high (I've heard rumors of needing to stay 3 years or more to come out ahead).Multifamily homes tend to generate more total income for the same size/cost.Multifamily homes have the benefit of multiple revenue streams (1 unit empty, no prob!  

Outside of that, the Waynesboro/Greencastle area is solid but the population and job markets is much lower than that of Hagerstown/Washington County.Thurmont is more backwoods and there are rumors that there is a strong racist group presence in the area (just rumors though).

CPA and Lawyers will always tell you to get one (and contrary to popular rumors this has nothing to do with getting more $ for filing fees).

Photo by Cate Corcoran“The rumors of the New York City real estate market’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, especially when it comes to the Brooklyn townhouse sector,” said Lindsay Barton Barrett, an agent with Douglas Elliman, in her September newsletter to clients.

For $5 a month, I will probably just get a local RingCentral number for each market I mail to. i just looked... i think that was just a rumor (expectations after it merged with Hangouts). i'd be SOL if it was eliminated and i couldn't keep my number.

It's rumored that California has high taxes.