I enjoy fishing,family,sports,and working on the computer.

What do they care if I buy poorly and lose my shirt down the road.Again, just following what the market and others are doing sounds like gambling , not investing.

I was going to name my LLC that I use for my fix and flips "Flipping Cleveland" as those of us that have called this gem of a city home have said variations of this over the years in regards to our local governments and/or sports teams... ok, mostly our football team... and the baseball team since the early 2000's... and our basketball team sans LeBron... 

I took gamble needing to get  the rent coming in and almost 4 years later they have been the best tenant.

Yes- If the ROI is the same in 2 areas, then that's when I start to look at other factors in investing there- the potential growth of that area, landlord friendliness, which sports team I like, etc. 

On top of that you should know exactly who is going to buy or rent it from you and all the terms of the deal.Real estate investment is not gambling.  

But I have read and feel that that is almost like gambling.

( sports or dislike sports )My suggestion would be to invest local or midwest communities for buy hold investments.( research, take your time, and take action )

Sports fans with the best Grammar!

If not, are you just looking to gamble?