That's where many fail as investors and those who fail are generally the ones sitting behind a computer making decisions without understanding the fundamentals in the markets where they invest.

This surge creates a strategic opportunity for mezzanine debt and preferred equity investors, especially for projects with solid fundamentals.

If you can expand upon on your post by highlighting neighborhood fundamentals that indicate the neighborhood is going to change we can have an entirely different conversation  but I did not get that feeling based on the information you shared.

Speaking with more people will help me on a fundamental level (I like to know things in and out).

I believe that Tesla has fundamentally changed Reno/Sparks. 

@Addie Burchell first off, your starting with a fundamentally flawed framework, so as they say GIGO (Garbage-in, garbage-out), as in you will never get a correct output answer as long as input framework is flawed as it is here. 

Both have strong fundamentals, good schools, low crime rates, and job growth → which are critical drivers of long-term property value.

That being said, I do believe in the fundamental American ideal of rolling up your sleeves and doing the hard work yourself.

Best to stick to the fundamentals. 

I look at location, price compared to surrounding properties (to force appreciation quickly), desirability, path of progress, underlying fundamentals, etc.