Look into crime maps, and do the old fashioned thing of getting in a car and driving the market if it's not in your back yard.

Driving a car is legal, as long as you follow the rules.

Look for safe accounts that pay good interest or dividends to grow your security.

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Never fully trust anyone that isn't willing to share the negative aspects of all this.As I'm sure you've experienced, this can be a very rewarding path to take and depending on your grit and determination, overcoming all the pitfalls are well worth the effort.Cheers and drive safe!

However, there is no specific holding period contained in the tax code or regulations and there is no "safe harbor." 

Multifamily real estate has traditionally been a stable asset class, and the Washington D.C. metro has traditionally been a stable market area, making the two together a good safe bet, especially for anyone with a long-term view of their investing strategy.

I work a lot, probably more than the average W2, but we also travel a lot, at least 6 trips every year.So that's what's driving me, numbers on a screen are nice, but they are not fulfilling on a personal level.

Only place I felt "safe" in CA was on base.

They see a 60-year-old man driving a new Corvette and don't realize that guy drove the same Honda Accord for 20 years while saving and investing.