The stock market and rates are a gamble and if I were your bank looking to finance you more property I would take that into consideration for your business plan.

@Andrew Easterling  Roxbury is historically one of the worst areas of Boston for crime - but it's gentrifying as other parts of Boston are priced out of sight.For example, duplexes in Boston as a whole range in price from $589,000 (Mattapan) to $4.65M (Back Bay).If you want to gamble on a high crime area in the path of gentrification, I'd consider Mattapan. 

Buying a home with the idea of selling it (at a profit) is more of a gamble than a strategy unless you buy something with the intention of doing a live-in flip.

Multi-family is a team sport.

Largest Medical center in the world#1 Cancer Research center in the worldIf the med center was its own city it would be the 16th largest in the USEvery pro sports team except Hockey is here2nd largest exporting port in the country.2 international airlines have Hub operations based in HoustonAverage home price is 21% below the national average Rent is 28% above the national average

It is always a gamble when buying a condo unless maybe it just received its recertification recently.

My company is a sports flooring sub for a bunch of GC's in NYC.

REI is a contact sport and not nearly as passive (at least in the beginning) as people trying to sell you stuff may imply.

It's a gamble, but an exciting one.

The council is doing a great job with upgrades such as the overpass on the city side of the hathaway bridge (which currently has a very active train track and red-light causing tons of traffic), banning alcohol on beaches during Spring Break (this makes businesses hold more family friendly retail items which cleans up their look and act) and the addition of the new sports complex on the east end which will bring in youth sports teams and their families year round.