We choose not to inflate a property's ROI by adding in anticipated or forecasted appreciation.

I guess I was just asking more along the lines of buying now with the prime lot location and then selling in 2 yrs or so, but I can see how this can be very risky with the current falsely inflated economy. 

if you look at the data, most areas appreciate about in line with inflation.  

The HUD laws are in place to prevent flipping due to over inflated home values for a quick profit, mostly mortgage fraud issues.

Thank you so much for paying your rent on time every month and taking such great care of the property.As you can imagine, over the last year our expenses on the property have increased because of taxes, insurance and inflation etc (especially the HOA fee has been increased significantly).

That means that inflation and maintenance eats into your profit margin.We personally don't look at 1 or 2%.

Just watch out for his advice on the dollar, inflation and gold.

Would someone increasing your costs 3-5%, when we are in a 1.5-2.0% inflation environment, cause you to suspect they were nickling and diming you?  

For my area  and most of the country we will likely see home prices move in unison to inflation.   

If the economy survives the long haul then inflation will have been present and you should gain in both rents and value.If you can't afford A properties then don't buy them.