I hate to give a ham-handed answer, but the only pattern I can find for those with >$1m in equity in my database is that they purchased as soon as they could and rode out / ignored the rollercoasters. 

But I am confident the patterns are similar all over the country.  

They leave a distinctive pattern. 

@Bill Gulley It fascinates me that anyone would bring their own personal family's personal estate matter to a public forum with so many unvetted opinions on such a state specific and unique fact pattern scenario.

Or, keep the car and write a check.Successful REI seem to have a pattern of driving crappier cars than their tenants-that-will-forever-be-tenants, so don't sweat it if your wheels aren't super snazzy. 

So we're not SUPER consistent with that pattern.

Are other investors finding this pattern in their local markets?

Worth taking a chance if you know the neighborhoods well, including historical patterns, but I'd tread carefully or steer clear altogether - there are many Indianapolis neighborhoods far less riskier.

This has tons of great built-in features including pre-packaged "patterns" for just about everything you could want to draw related to a building design.  

A typical pattern we see for new investors...