Always look for strong economic drivers like population growth and job market growth.

For appreciation, target areas with strong job and population growth.

To explore out-of-state markets, consider population growth, job growth, and diverse industries.

In 1983 1.8% of population was accredited and today 13.85% is.

I use the Bureau of Statistics to find figures for job growth and population increase.

And finally, even if you do pick the "winner", there are good reasons to doubt whether"investing" in bitcoin or the winning crypto will actually produce long-term returns that outpace those of alternative assets like businesses and real estate.Point 1: A strong crypto might emerge to challenge national currencies and be taken as a serious currency for daily use by a major percentage of the world's population.

I'm interested in learning a bit more about typical vacancy percentages, size of the local population being serviced, reasonable percentage of effective gross income for expenses, etc. as well Peter.Hopefully some experienced member(s) will sound off!

I dont know the area, or the county for that matter, whatsoever.I did some preliminary due diligence on Clinton, including 5-year population trends, demographics, rental rates published, and some other region-specific data. 

Use census and trend data to evaluate overall markets - population growth, age, job growth, industry diversification etc.

When you look at job growth and population growth, it looks positive to me.