Mike,Definitely seeing a trend here in HI as far as the use of OPM.

Maybe I over analyze but I like seeing market trends.

Does the analysis tool account for the neigborhood trends, or does it matter?

Rents are too low there to finance new apartment construction.""...Hillsboro has the hottest apartment market..."

I thinkbthe biggest challenge of working in an out of area marjet is figuring out the market trends, and making the connections you will need to hekp you manage them.

You should start to see a trend, if you can get a couple of properties to look at, on where the investors are willing to get into a property and what type of capitalization rate they are seeking.

The trend is android.

I've heard Detroit is like that, I'm not sure what other case studies we have or how likely the scenario is.Thanks for your thoughtsWhile the general trend of certain cities and areas will surely determine the price of a property, this is not the only factor.

Out of curiosity, do you know what the longer term trends on rents and home prices in the Detroit suburbs have been? 

I was simply trying to make the point that we need to be aware of trends in population movement when considering potential turn-around situation.