When I look at investment properties I look at cashflow and its appreciation potential and make my decision based on that, but with primary residences its a bit different.My last house that I purchased, I could have bought a larger home with a lot more rooms, in less expensive area and had my mortgage paid for that way, but I chose to purchase in more trendy/expensive area with less room.

The Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has consistently ranked among the top MSAs in the country for population growth over the past 10 years, and this trend is expected to continue.

They aren't as trendy and therefore don't end up looking "80s" or whatever the new faux pas is 5 or 10 years after you buy it.

There are options at that price that are in decent areas and/or safe, but they are boring and far from anything trendy. $70k puts you in the range of a 1-bedroom condo in a desirable area but you'll have to search hard. 

Tends to attract a younger /trendy crowd.

Short Term Rentals Occupancy %July 2021 66%  June 2021 74% May 2021 77%  As you can see, these occupancy rates are above the national average (66%) and the occupancy rate trend is holding.

It's a very trendy area and very close to SK's excellent public transportation system. 

Homes here are certainly dated, the nightlife pretty lackluster (except my new brewery on Main Street is great lol) and other Florida cities are more "trendy."

Hey Ak,The way I get the accurate property tax value is by going to the county website and searching for the address of your interest.ex: https://www.indy.gov/workflow/... type in the address and you will be presented with the historical tax statements that you can use to input into your calculator.For figuring out the rent (trend) I use a combination of Zillow, redfin - With a filter having off-market properties with rent-o-meter to get an idea what they were rented for and how long were the properties in the market.I also use dealcheck.io to keep a track of the properties and use the analytics/numbers to make my decisions.

It rarely gets stylish and glitzy enough for trendy flips, though.So for me, especially since I don't pay people to change out my faucets and do it myself, it's Moen all the way.