Let it be icing on 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? 

If the area tends to have a lot of rain storms, snow, ice, etc. then having a hill like that is a big problem.Personally I love my flat driveway.

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

Then when showing another person the front parlor, there was another of the wild ones taking the decorative gas fireplace parts out of the fireplace, pulling away on the gas line connected to the burner. 

Consider all the amenities provided - the parking lot, the building, the rooms, vending and ice machines, bedding, towels, linens, toiletries, etc.

A net of $10,000 is sufficient; anything above that would be icing on the cake.I hope you enjoy the effort put into my "W" list! 

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?

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

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.