When it began to grow in the mid 60s it exploded, then hit it's first peak, the 70s it continued to grow, but at a steady rate until the late 70s early 80s it took off again, even during high interest rates (tons of seller financed deals).

then if you say, "Are we still going hit mid-August for this closing?"

So, make sure you plan short term and mid term goals, and do a lot of those retirement things now while your health is in order, and you can still enjoy it.

Rates are in the mid 4s on a 3/1...higher with longer terms.

How would you have known to avoid the declining cities in the Mid-West?

I just saw an episode where they overhauled a mid century brick house very similar to this one and they did paint the brick.

As a result, you will often find many small-cap and mid-cap stocks grossly mispriced whereas finding such extreme mispricing is harder with homes.

These types of properties are generally referred to as apartments, and even within this category of property, there are various sub-categories, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.Generally, apartment buildings/complexes are divided into small, mid-size, and large.

I did not suggest that investors should stay out of the Mid-West.

Around mid-year I was feeling ambitious and upped the goal to $500K.