I drawn up a site plan , looks like the 10k sqft building will fit, the land is flat and almost rectangle, with set back and required landscape, I still have 52+ parking.I plan to build and hold on it, as a steady income for retirement,  maybe use one or two unit by myself, as my wife always want to try a coffee/ice-cream/yogurt  shop. 

Let it be icing on the cake.

Buy for cashflow the appreciation is just icing on the cake.

I played ice and roller hockey at the Sportsplex across from Colossus and at another rink off 200 in the mid 90s when it was nothing but grassland.  

If they appreciate, well that will be the "icing on the cake", an added plus.

So, any adv ice would be welcome as well.Thank You All in Advance!

Is it a place that you grew up vacationing, that you used to live near, some niche hobby that has a travel/tourism element (ice fishing, hiking National Parks that aren't the 6 that everyone knows, motorcycle rallies, etc.), or some other specific knowledge that would give you an unfair advantage over other investors?

I don't even consider anything that can't fit at least 4 bedrooms, your competition shrinks dramatically at 4+ bedrooms and your revenue potential hockey sticks.

The tax savings are just icing on the cake, not the cake. 

I'm looking to build wealth for the long term. being 22 I my big why is early retirement and being able to travel. my focus is definitely cash flow and any appreciation is icing on the cake. my first instinct Is Columbia md because it does have plenty of jobs with high population (and growing slightly, I think around +1% growth). the cool thing is the owner/renter ratio is 60/30 30% of the housing market being renters. it has great 5 out of 5 star schools and a vacancy rate of 3.9%. now those are pros in my eyes. some cons are the houses are old the average being built in 1979. they are also a little on the expensive side. a good deal to even consider would be 200k. also high hoa fees.Now is this an opportunity market, do the pros out weight the cons?