@Gary Clisele   On city-data you can look at the crime, population, median property value, household income for the area. 

I'm doing my best to "load up" but I'm long term and buying for cash flow...I think some of the key points are household formation and monetary policy.

I firmly believe that the fundamental driver behind the "great recession" was over leveraged balance sheets in the household sector.

Try to purchase SFR in A neighborhoods where the ratio between median home price / median household income is 3 or below. 

We can't really make any determinations without more info.Birmingham has the lowest total amount paid in rent, but that could be because it's smaller; it has a higher ratio of owners to renters; it has bigger families (and thus fewer households paying rent); on average rental units are smaller in Birmingham than elsewhere; on average rental units are nicer elsewhere; and probably a dozen other things besides lower rents on equivalent units.

However, I personally think that household debt has become a scourge to our economy and poses a real threat to the American dream.

During that private sector debt build up the household sector within the private sector did not desire a high savings rate and consumed and grew the economy as well as require less of a federal government deficit.

Water was over US 281 and washed a couple of hundred of the "household size" rolling dumpsters, a few boats and some portable generators and other rental stuff across the highway.We were "waterlocked" in our little city within a city as the only 3 ways out are through "low water" crossings.

Hi Guys,Firstly let me say Thankyou for the opertunity to get these questions answered by the best of the best.I'm a 20 year old wannabe millionaire who's really struggling in life and in need of some real estate help.Before I begin just a really quick piece of background info, I havn't had an easy life, I had everything taken from me when I was 10 and have been living in an abusive house hold for the past few years struggling to get my education and become a great person in life.

city=Syracuse_NY> Population growth is down 2.87 between 2000 - 2005> Home appreciation was up 6.76% in 2005> Schools spend $8,299 per student (nat avg is $6,058)> Unemployment rate is 4.70% (nat avg is 5%)> Recent job growth has been 2.39%> Future job growth over next 10 years is 3.8%> Household income is $28,525 (nat avg is $44,684)> Race: 68.1% white, 25% black, 3.3% asian, 1.2% native american, 2.3% other> Population in 2005: 143,101> Renters make up 52.8% of population> Current vacancy rate is 13%> Median home value is $138,400> Average apartment rent is $586 (nat avg $653)> Crime rate: 6 (nat avg: 3)NY Department of Labor===================http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/index.asp?