As for desirability - it is really a combination of the difficulty of travel (remember Uber uses Pittsburgh as the testbed for their self-driving cars due to difficulty and abundance of "features").

I wouldn't recommend it for a rental home in my area - unless that was a common feature in the market I was renting in.In general, in my area, unless the house has a basement with a perimeter drain that drains to daylight or has a very low water table, it seems likely to me that the basement will "flood" at some point. 

Investing in the app or investing in a deal featured on FundRise?

I like the search features: https://www.biggerpockets.com/searchAlerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

They have their formula based on features, functions, HUD market, family size, expected tenant contribution, and what is included/excluded.

I keep the ad very simple with a bulleted list of features.

I like the search features: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search

I like the search features: https://www.biggerpockets.com/searchAlerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsThere are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

However, 2020 can be turning point as will need to see economy, interest rates, jobs, stock market, unemployment, etc.Who said that you cannot sell at peak and buy again at low? 

I understand there's the University there, it's had slow but positive population growth, and a decent unemployment rate.