I think any good area of Central Florida, like Lake Nona has a good chance of more moderate appreciation but there are no guarantees... again, it's a gamble. 

@Yash Tamta Detroit will be on everyone's radar once the media attends the NFL Draft later this month and we get a lot of positive exposure:)PM us, so we can send you some cool & helpful info (we'll get chastised by BP Moderators if we share here).

Moderators - let's leave this up and think about if this kind of intro is appropriate for new small business owners, one time, as an introduction going forward. 

Probably my biggest obstacles are that I am moderately risk-averse and am easily given to Analysis Paralysis.

There is high risk, moderate risk, low risk.

These are want to be successful people with maybe some having moderate level of success.  

No one really knows, but it seems like we’re in for a period of stagnation or slow/moderate growth in the RE market broadly. - it may be helpful to step back and assess where you are in the process.

Get some real estate related books and take it with a grain of salt that some of the books are out of date to an extent.You have to learn how to analyze a property, without being really good at it, or at least moderately good at it, you'll never know if a property is worth buying.

also, I'm assuming an average construction price per sq ft of approximately $225 - $250 with moderate luxury finishes. 

If this sounded like a shilling post (new member, first post etc) I would be happy to provide ID’s and proof of purchase to forum moderators if needed as well.