I bought a college rental in Fort Collins in May 2007.

City of Fort Worth had public comments 2-3 weeks ago. 

Lucie MSA (40%) Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin MSA (40%) Cape Coral-Fort Myers MSA (39%) Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall Metropolitan Division (39%) Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island MSA (38%) North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton MSA (38%) Florida Housing Supply Are there enough homes for sale to meet buyer demand?

Tom Ahrens at Eide Bailly in Fort Collins, might be a bit too far North for you.

I'll shoot you a PM and if you'd like we can talk more about what to look for in key partners and whether or not you'd be interested in the Fort Wayne market.

I'll echo what @John Fortes just said: there's no shortcut to underwriting a multifamily project.

With appreciation in mind and wanting the highest return on investment, I would recommend Fort Worth, or some of the mid-cities as an alternative. 

. - Pick the agent who lives in the town and can generally help you with trends and market information-Or- -Pick an Agent from the local big city (In my case Fort Wayne) which has the advantage of having done more deals and knows more pitfalls of the deal process and what to look for to make it an even better deal.Which is better and why?

The highest rating area in the Fort Worth area is Keller & comes in at an 83 & the Dallas area is Main Street District coming in at a 86.Here is my rating & classification for each score.

I own a boat and need to be close to the water so Pinellas offers Johns Pass, Fort Desoto, and Clearwater boat ramps.