Prices are great and close drive to 3 large cities with a good entry level job market with tons of talk of growth. 

It is also showing growth and not too bad a commute into Ft Worth. 

Align this with what you want to acheive with your investing.I like Dallas for it's rapid growth and future growth potential (among many other demographic and economic factors).

J Scott, specifically, I want to know if the Chesapeake Beach/Owings/Calvert Co. market is expressing similar growth compared to other D.C. suburb markets or if it's a slower growth area.

Measures like; Job growth, building permits, crime rates are pertinent for these types of evaluations.Good luck - Ned

If you're buying at 5% CAP rate and interest rates are at 10%, then you're much better buying all cash or paying down the loan as quickly as possible.I'm also in growth mode, so I'd vote for leveraging to buy more properties regardless.

If you make 50k a year and have 100k cash to invest you might push for something riskier as you need more growth with your cash.

Is there job growth, population growth and what is the crime rate and unemployment rate of this area.

The market value is immense particularly in Society Hill (we're talking millions) but there are specific guidelines that must be adhered to during any restoration.

With the number of member on Bigger Pockets growing by leaps and bounds on a daily basis, I was wondering if somehow we might be able to utilize this growth in members and translate it into buying power.