Read and learn as much as possible on management, fair housing, trends etc.

And the trend did continue, until it didn't. 

If that trend continues, rent price / income property price should remain strong.As far as a safety thing goes, living in a city anything can happen anywhere.

Sacramento home sales remained strong this year and similar to last year.  We saw sales peak to 1616 total home sales in September which was about 85 homes more than last year at this time.  The Summer saw home sales ...

It was my first creative deal, and now it's my home in the hottest area in my city.

How can I get information on housing market trend?  

Large apartments have had a good run but everything we learn and read about is that the trend of renter demand should continue w/millennials and boomers.  

Similar to @Jeremy Chaudet 's article. http://philly.curbed.com/2017/1/6/14179534/philadelphia-point-breeze-hottest-neighborhood-2017

What are the hottest neighbourhoods that are trending upwards in the next 2-3 years?  

Looking up Freddie guidelines feels like it's 1995.The Freddie survey is about a week behind, so when rates are going up it makes any individual lender look great, and when rates are trending down it makes us all look bad, because the comparison is to week-old data.