Portland would probably be considered a tertiary industrial market meaning there's not the type of deal velocity as an Atlanta or Dallas or Phoenix or Seattle.

You win buy buying Park Place or Boardwalk and putting up hotels on them.also mathematically speaking, only appreciation really matters, if appreciation velocity is fast enough you can put cash flow as less priority as long you know when to sell.

Or, a place where lots of new houses are being built might give you an indication that its an opportunity zone or in high demand.Smart Steps to TakeLook Back in Time: Use Google Maps to flip through images from different years to see how things have changed on and around the property.Spot the Signs: Keep an eye out for things like construction activity, nearby abandoned areas, traffic velocity to understand how things have developed over time.Predict the Future: Knowing what’s happened before can help you guess what might happen next.

Don,I think its very market and niche specific and one does kind of need to explore deals they may not have done in the past if we are going to maintain velocity.

@Wes Brumit It sounds like the imaginary concept of velocity banking and I do not think you will find many people on this forum that will support it lots of second order consequences.     

If you want to do the replace your mortgage / velocity banking thing, all you need to do is get a smaller 2nd position HELOC and then take a piece of it ($5-$10k) and put it on your 30 year fixed.

But their policy confuses me regarding refinancing (I assume BRRR play is prohibited and reached out to them too) I need to somehow calculate if the money saved is worth the velocity and freedom lost in being able to buy when and where I want and buy in the way that will make the best ROI.

It was actually under contract with a contingent offer for months, so I suspected something may be up because at the time the velocity of transactions was insanely high in my area and closing times were as low as a week.

This is precisely what the Federal Reserve wants: to slow the velocity of consumer capital in hopes that pricing comes down.

I am a fan of leverage and the velocity of money.