If your bet is appreciation, bet your underlying fixed costs go up.

Perhaps not a trend to consider across the city but any neighborhood that would attract college educated young professional families seems to be a good bet if you wanted to focus on this asset type.I plan to build 12 townhomes as a second phase of a condo/townhome project in a good area of Mount Airy near the Chestnut Hill boarder and even though I’m likely to years away from being ready to begin phase 2, my current plans are to keep the 12 homes as rentals for the precise reasons I outlined above.  

Thanks, Savannah.I appreciate the offer and will definitely use it as I work my way through the information and calculators on the BP web site.

@Tom Gimer  I bet Tom being an owner of a title company and an attorney might be able to assist or comment on this scenario..

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

If that's the case, then your next best bet is really concentrate on your studies.

(We had some bad subs at points) but I bet if you check your gaps you’ll find your problem.

I don't think Red Deer south is a smart bet right now. 

Check the state regulatory agency's web site.

Investing in Detroit in 1950 seemed like a solid bet.