As we all know, real estate doesn't move in wild swings, you can see when an area is going to shift months before the prices are affected if you are paying attention.The other resource that will give you amazing insights into what areas are appreciating, which are depreciating, which are in a bubble and which are severely depressed is www.housingalerts.com. 

With my 2 sleep disorders and ADHD, games help me learn and keep my mind occupied.

Since the Great Depression, on a national level, prices have only gone down in 2 periods of time.

The home is in a depressed area and we are purchasing it for just $24,000.

Buy foreclosed houses in a depressed town with a large industry. 

It's rather depressing but it's the truth.  

I have been taking the depression for it over the 34 years.

Now the last one I want to leave with may sound a bit depressing.... 

Of course, your cash flow is almost nill, but there are several great things that will happen;1) You will be able to increase the rents on 5 houses every year. the first 1 or 2 years you are depressed and think you made a huge mistake, but In a few years, after increasing rents, your will be bathing in cash. in 10 years you should be earning 5 times the cash flow you would have earned by paying cash for 1 property.2) You never get rich from purchasing and renting properties.

In addition to the fees rising over time and thus depressing both your cashflow and your total appreciation potential, you need to comb through the CCRs and the financial operating statements to make sure there are no whammies coming.