I'm assuming interest rates will be rising in the near future.

Prices have been on a steady rise over the last year or so.Generally in our neck of the woods we are seeing the following price points as the closest you can regularly get to the 2% rule.

Prices are high and I cant tell if they are going to continue to rise or take a step back.

It's pretty hard to get a property out there without paying well above list price and it will continue to rise as Toyota and Fedex move in.

Hi All - I'm curious to hear how much stock you all put into the US Home Price/Gold Ratio:https://smaulgld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/US...Personally, I like to look at the price of assets relative to other assets because it controls for inflation. 

We've thought about buying some precious metals as part of a reserve account as a hedge against inflation.

You can also withdraw your original $100 from the Roth at any time, making it more liquid than traditional IRAs or 401ks.Basically, if you think you're going to make more money in the future (decent bet when you consider inflation), the Roth IRA performs better than the 401k because you buy into the Roth at your currently lower tax bracket.

So, your initial economic vacancy may rise above 15% easily (it is at 18.5% already. see above).

You are getting this income mainly due to not financing the down payment.Depending on your goals(tax advantages, inflation hedge, etc) a property like this may accomplish them, but you aren't really going to make $450/month on it.

It took 9 years to rise above water.