You are gambling on an upward trend in SD!

So you can keep up with market trends?

If you visit rural areas, and smaller villages, you will find a growing number of vacant houses - mostly old, arguably obsolete, structures.Based upon antidotal observations while visiting family a couple of summers ago, a similar trend of "urbanization" appears to be occurring in SK and MB as well - fewer folks live "on the farm" or in the smaller hamlets that existed every 10-miles in the days when grain was hauled by horses and oxen and steam locomotives needed to frequently take on water.However, I suspect these trends only account for fraction of the total housing starts nationally.However, like you, I have a hard time explaining the remainder of the housing starts based upon immigration alone.

I don't personally plan to get out of real estate, but I do watch the trends and right now prices are very inflated, so it is getting harder.

I often hear investors talking about validating the trend of the neighborhood in which you are investing.  

Respectfully, it sounds like you don't have a handle on the pricing or market trends in the area. 

I still examine the trends in industry, just found BP (greatest thing since sliced bread!)

Just like the stock market trends over its lifespan at 8%, real estate CAP rates fluctuate but settle around 9%.

If it doesn't make sense or is not morally right we will never follow the trend.

The city is growing and the trends seem to be moving in a positive direction but no one can predict the future.