If you invest in an area with historical appreciation like LA or SF then you typically get substantially more returns vs the straight up cash flow area.

It makes the base harder to extract from my historical patterns.

For prices to keep appreciating, incomes have to increase to keep pace with the increased cost of the mortgages and interest rates have to stay at historic lows indefinitely.  

They also had that requirement for a perfectly fine roof for my house, which was in a historical district and had the old diamond shaped shingles.

So, If your investment property is in a better neighborhood, such as a historic district or you live in a better neghborhood then reach out to your neighbors for recommendations. 

But, everyone who deals in business is held to standards of fairness, providing consideration that is justifiable for the value received.Real Estate:In real estate, the facilitating of a transaction, flipping a contract, doing some paper work that puts a buyer in a property or leases that property is well established, historically that service is measurable in the market, it is pretty much the fees paid to a Realtor or RE Broker.

I've been assessing the risks to my buy and hold plan knowing I can't predict the future of the market. I discussed "dollar cost averaging" in a thread a week or so ago and most people seemed to agree. I listened to...

I would think the HOA's would have an issue and if memory serves me correctly if it is in a historic area it would need to be voted on.I'd love to learn more on this subject.

Historically rates are extremely low still and you don't want the higher payment of the 20 year loan.

I'd say that historic saes data from zillow is mostly accurate.