Check crime statistics, drive the neighborhood during the day and at night, if you don't feel safe getting out of your car and walking  then you have your answer

I house hacked in SD (very similar median income and home prices statistically) with a conventional loan that required 20 down (so $100k) and it's going great.Do you have a 401k you can tap for another $50k?

Anyways, those are my thoughts and if it can help one person understand what they are really getting for their money before getting into it as a student of Marcos with hard work and the reality of the statistics then I have done my part!! 

Ive  recently been reading labor statistics and city data info.

In turn, you end up not preparing yourself for when the economy tanks again and you end up being one of the negative statistics everyone hears about, but never think could happen to them.

Just curious what you experienced folks use to stay updated on housing market statistics.

@Yoochul C.I ran a basic cash flow scenario for my market taking into account conventional financing and what a $60k home would produce and a $120k home based on average statistics. 

I listen to a lot of books on business, money and investing during my commute, so I can feel productive :)  Three that I have listened to (OK, it's not John Grisham, but still) lately:The $100 Startup, Chris GillebeauFocus, the hidden driver of excellence Daniel GolemanYour Money or Your Life, Vicki RobinCurrent: The Millionaire Mind, Thomas StanleyFocus and the Millionaire Mind get fairly dull towards the end as it becomes heavily statistics-oriented.

Will you still buy and hold confidently in 500 year flood plains thinking that these floods are statistically rare?

Sitting on the beach telling friends about how they dropped one on a buyer for a great price.Don't be the investor that overpays and becomes another statistic.