I made an offer on a six unit in Hagerstown sight unseen and by some stroke of luck my offer was declined.

With artificial intelligence, labor costs are going to continue to decline...possibly exponentially.

That's the reason most commercial deals have a 5-7 year horizon, because the IRR usually starts declining after about 5-7 years, so it's better to take the capital out and redeploy it elsewhere (here's a simple example).

So really dig down and find out the major employers in the city (don't invest in one trick pony towns), if the population is growing or declining and get a feel for the market.

If you have an SDIRA you could invest it as tax free (but can’t buy a primary residence with it).Risk is price appreciation but I view pricing to decline over that period as we have had over 6 years of price appreciation which is one of the longest in history - but I am not n analyst it’s just my opinion

You declined her and told her you wanted her to go with a lawyer you choose if she wants the house and can't use someone to represent her. 

Hello BP, I do NOT have a good feeling about the next 6-12 months in regards to money in general in the U.S. I have a feeling the dollar value will drop dramatically, stock market same, and in general I just feel a fi...

If population is going up and jobs are increasing then that will lead to higher rents and higher appreciation but if you are in Detroit where the population was declining then prices will collapse.  

So values could decline...

Is it worth waiting for the market to decline, or should you move simply because procrastination is more painful than a bad move?