tough topic... if people exit the cities then there would theoretically be excess inventory driving down prices but there is a pandemic and there are less sellers out there but there may be a rash of foreclosures which would glut the market but there is 30 million unemployed and more coming which means there are less buyers but interest rates are at historic lows so that normally means more buyers but mortgage companies have tremendous overlays in place right now which makes it harder to qualify but the stock market is at historic highs so people can cash out some and put down larger sums of money but people are saving money at a historic pace in the US right now which means they are not spending it but US consumer confidence in June rose to 98.1 (expected 91) which means people feel good about spending money and the economy, etc... etc....We need to pool our funds together and buy the services of a Nostradamus level fortune teller!

You will find this a tremendous resource for all of your real estate needs.

You will find this a tremendous resource for all of your real estate needs.

You have to pay insurance, or you risk tremendous financial loss because of these people. 

Especially in cold weather climates, timing of vacancy can make a tremendous difference.

My daughter ended up renting that one out for a while, bought another home in a decent, but not super fancy neighborhood, sold the first at a nice profit, and is now in a house that's appreciated tremendously.  

I've seen tremendous damage by both dogs and cats.  

Also make sure you find an investor friendly agent that is familiar with seller financing, that will help tremendously & im speaking from experience.

One other bit of inherent value that these properties have is that they are directly next to Mesa College and there is tremendous demand from students and others for rental houses.

In the Twin Cities we have a tremendously high number of homes that are bank owned being foreclosed or going into foreclosure.