They couldn't sell it because it was in a flood plane.

If you plan to visit the property twice a year that's two round trip plane tickets, two car rentals, two hotel stays, etc. you could easily burn through that $2,500 *extra* profit.  

All 4 plane tickets, or just 1?

Part of why we made the leap to purchase in CR is because we live in the SF Bay Area ($$$$) and any reasonably priced markets would require a plane flight anyway.

I was just there In May boy has it grown.. communter lanes running down town and everything.. and the Collage just blew up... and an ILS into the airport so when you get those pesky inversion layers the planes can still land....

The nations sentiments will be sympathetic to those in the flood planes due to the current broad impact of such a large population center.https://www.gao.gov/highrisk/national_flood_insurance/why_did_studyAs far as what to expect in the market, that is largely determined by market conditions.  

REI is risky and bit of bad luck/poor planing can cost you quite a bit... so a healthy savings account can't be overlooked IMO.

This scenario to me personally makes sense.You no longer have and FHA loan and if you have kids or are planing on having kids a better school district is better for your children's future.  

Sabs could be the outlier.Im also beginning to doubt my ananlysis,  maybe i should get my butt on a plane to memphis.  

Hey Bigger Pockets world,I'm just thinking and planing ahead here.