I expect another 5 years of steady growth.

The location and planned development and growth in the neighborhood.

Have you gone online and searched job growth or population growth in any of the numerous metros in this area?

I think if San Antonio is really gonna catch up with home prices in other growth sunbelt areas of the country it will just keep getting harder.

Looking for the cheapest place in New England to buy multi families with good rent return, good quality of life, population growth, not a terrible tenant pool and somewhere to be approved for FHA (only a 200k loan) currently looking around Hartford CT, and Springfield Massachusetts.

Ofocurse it is supposed to spur major economic growth in this otherwise small rural county. 

If you have left your money in the account for over a year, growth gets taxed at 15%. you already paid taxes on the money you put in, so the only tax you owe is the interest you have made in that time.

- Utilities seem to be split in one way or another from landlord to tenant (somtimes water, sometimes heat, just depends) - $50 for lawn service per month, $20 for garbage- low future assumptions (1% growth for all, 6% at sale)- Lastly, 4.5% interest on a 20% down payment- $3000 in closing costs, anywhere from 5000-20000 in initial repairs/upgrades (varies property to property)Am I crazy?

Most growth potential/quality of life/property prices and taxes/rent prices/population increases/low current property prices/ etc etc

While every investment possesses its inherent risks, I believe the article fails to address the many advantages of owning real estate, including mortgage interest deductions, possible income off-sets resulting from depreciation, and accelerated growth potential when employing leverage.