Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $287,000

Cash invested: $25,000

3/2 Single family home in Plaza Midwood neighborhood of Charlotte.
I purchased this...

It may be a good time to approach the borrower to see if he has any interest in refinancing the property now that rates are at historical lows and consolidating the three into one mortgage. 

Real estate has historically been a lagging indicator of economic events. 

Those places, unfortunately, have historical long term appreciation at a rate less than inflation.I wish you both a lot of success investing in Alabama.

As they say, historical performance is not an indicator of future results.

Historically, the further you move into San Bernardino county the bigger the eventual market correction as well...

@Mir Ali Jaysen is right and in addition, you should take a closer look at the historic interest rate situation. 

The rate is generally higher than capital gains and it just eats up a significant chunk of net proceeds if you've been holding for a while.I just shake my head when I see all these newbies proclaiming stuff like, "I just bought 10 units in 10 months" or whatever, particularly if it's in historically flat markets like the midwest. 

How do the current foreclosure numbers in Travis County compare to historical highs and lows?

You have to know the different historical construction materials for it to make sense.