Near Rookwood, Oakley, and downtown.Experiencing new developments.Close to I-71, favored for value appreciation.Grade: B ClassMadisonvilleBetween Mariemont and Oakley.Growth in residential and commercial sectors.Changing landscape with more developments.Part of East Side, known for appreciation potential.Grade: Later-Stage GentrificationPleasant RidgeArts district, diverse community.Traditional feel with gaslight streets.Smaller, often rented single-family homes.Part of East Side, appreciated for potential value increase.Grade: Not specifiedDeer ParkAlong I-71, quick access to Cincinnati.Business development including new breweries.Part of East Side, chosen for appreciation potential.Grade: Later-Stage GentrificationMadeiraClose to I-71, part of East Side's desirable neighborhoods.Balance of appreciating property values and quality living.Grade: Not specifiedKenwoodProximity to I-71, part of East Side's investment areas.Known for property appreciation potential and quality living.Grade: Not specifiedCamp Washington19th-century architecture, near downtown and uptown.Arts community presence, major apartment redevelopments.Attracts white-collar Millennial and Gen Z renters.Investment returns vary by specific location.Expected significant growth in the next five years.Grade: Not specifiedDowntown Neighborhoods (Business District, Pendleton, OTR, Mt.

I invite anyone to look at the Case Shiller total return numbers for this century.  

I am an avid architectural history buff with focus on the Arts and Crafts period from the early 20th century.

My office is Century 21 Country North in Rockford Illinois.

My belief is the smartest investors invest in the higher appreciation markets and the numbers back this up.Case Shiller lists these markets as the three markets that have produced the best return for buy n hold this century (2000 to now): San Francisco, LA, San Diego. 

Not to mention working on old houses especially some of the older inner city props that were built turn of the century those can be totally money pitts..

I had only purchased the property a couple months before applying for it and it was done thru Century National Bank.

@Jamie FankhauserFor a long read, look at "Capital in the 21st Century", Thomas piketty.

For example, we enjoy frequenting South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and Century City Mall.

To think that we know what's coming next because "x" happened a century or a half-century ago is nonsensical.