but guaranteed appreciation isn't likely, so you're really kind of gambling...

Now, if there is some concerted efforts by foreigners to buy up Detroit, that is interesting, but a huge gamble IMO.

You can head to Colorado/Utah if you like skiing or Montana for wilderness, Vegas if you like gambling/nightlife [might not be the best idea since you have a 14 y/o traveling with you]My friends got some nice deals on Kayak (check out the vacation tab).

The other thing I am considering is that my area always has several condos available for sale on the same street as me that then become occupied quickly (Proctor and Gamble employees make up 80% of the clients).

ok, so you think it is somebody that has nothing to do with real estate investment, and is just collecting emails addresses to add to some spam database?

Some people just make a bad decision once in their life and then they are labeled and treated like they will forever be the scum of the earth.Just do a search for a list of felonies:Issuing a false certificate 175.40Sports bribe receiving 180.45Tampering with a sports contest in the first degree 180.51Rent gouging in the first degree 180.57Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the first degree 190.86Promoting gambling in the first degree 225.10Possession of gambling records in the first degree 225.20Gaming fraud in the first degree 225.60Possession of unlawful gaming property in the second degree 225.75Use of unlawful gaming property 225.85Obscenity in the second degree 235.06Eavesdropping 250.05

I got tired of each and every month feeling like im pulling a las vegas gambling machine switch wondering if im going t8 get my rent for the month.

If you'd rather gamble tens of thousands of dollars on the same information you could get here or from reading books and taking action yourself just to feel like you've better earned your knowledge or have put in more somehow that's your perogative.

And just an observation, if you blasted me 5-7 times about the same property, I would never see one of your emails again, only my spam folder would.

save your money the local realtor boards provide the MLS to it's members (brokers/agents) and usually they offer public access to their system, although not as sexy as say a Zillow or Truilia the data is very accurate and updated within minutes not days also when you sign up there is no spam and you have direct access to the listing agent.