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Which is interesting that in the '08 the market in Des Moines didn't tank, it really just dipped, much different than many of the other areas of the country.Also, here are many reports that are giving Des Moines the title of Best places to Live for various reasons.https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/04/11/rankings-des-moines-fifth-best-place-live-america-us-news-world-report-city-quality-of-life-moving/3434737002/https://realestate.usnews.com/places/iowa/des-moineshttps://livability.com/best-places/top-100-best-places-to-live/2019/ia/des-moinesThat being said, depending on your goals, you will want to look in different neighborhoods around Des Moines that have different attributes and different classes of tenants.Good luck and if you want a second/third opinion on the Des Moines area feel free to message me!

It is a gentrifying area and there is definitely a lot of sketchy characters walking about.

Plus your studies at Kent State should be useful to your real estate business, regardless of what niche you choose.I attribute almost all of my education to this website and the podcasts when I first got started ~10 years ago.

Reuse what makes the house unique, sprinkle in color with hints of contrast, add character and most importantly make a plan that even if a material was budget friendly the way it’s being installed has attention to detail without looking cheap!

I am also not very fearful in general, and I am thankful I was born with the attributes I have. 

Although I love the character in the 100-yr old properties, as a personal preference, I prefer to stick with 1950's or newer. 

He eventually had 4 open-heart surgeries, was depressed, etc.Now that it is 20 years later, comparing it to my well oiled Investment property, because of my prime location, the appreciation I received is far higher than his, my cash flow is also far higher as the rents skyrocketed in my areas, AND I spent WAY less in Medical costs that he did.While I don't want to attribute all the Medical Health issue towards these difficult to manage yet higher cash flowing properties, I can see what it did to him as he would call me asking advice on what he should do.If he were to add in the medical costs and health problems, over the 20 years, I'm so glad I did not go down the high cash flow route.I can enjoy my Investments because of the lack of Stress from all these years.

This is all attributable to higher loan rates resulting in higher cost not only to the consumers but also corporations.

Or would i have to exclude the sq footage of value attributable to the LTR?