If one tenant had been evicted recently, I'd probably decline the application.

WikipediaSignificant and sustained population growth: Never invest in any location with a static or declining population.

pid=2096Houston Real Estate Highlights in June, 2024:-Single-family home sales declined 11.6 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 45 to 46 days;-Total property sales were down 13.6 percent with 9,133 units sold;-Total dollar volume declined 12.2 percent to $3.8 billion;-The single-family median price was statistically flat at $345,500;-The single-family average price was statistically flat at $432,090; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 4.3-months supply, up from 3.0 months last June;-Townhome/condominium sales continued to decline, falling 19.9 percent, with the median price up 12.1 percent to $241,000 and the average price up 7.8 percent to $271,356.

Because Youngstown is a city on the decline, the more rural the area, the more likely it will be to hold its value and vice versa, making a good deal of the neighborhoods within the city limits too risky to invest in, but it does offer a few diamonds in the rough that are undervalued due to the overall stigma surrounding the city. 

The real test will come when the Fed begins to cut rates, as indicated for later this year, making it a challenging market for both parties.”Clare Losey, ABoR’s housing economist, recently said, “From the buyer’s standpoint, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages…The biggest headwind to them are higher mortgage rates and the decline in purchasing power.”Here are the full stats for Austin and the greater metro:Here’s a chart showing the median sales price of a single-family home in the City of Austin for the first half of 2024:The median sales price for a single-family home in June 2024 was up roughly 16% from the beginning of the year.

Many people say that you have to choose auto invest to have a chance to get them (and you have the chance to decline if they don't match).

The “headline” CPI (Consumer Price Index = inflation) for June declined 0.1% month-over-month, and the “core” CPI (excluding food & fuel) rose only 0.1% MoM.

Rural depends on the county it is in a population growth or decline. 

Expecting real estate prices to continually rise with no periods of decline. 

OR they are a very small, very novice "Ma,Pa" operation aged out, dilapidated, not really much there to be honest and after years of decline now retiring out.