Unless the market is appreciating rapidly, so that you can pull the equity out to reinvest, seems like this would be an ultra conservative way to park money.

If the former is your goal, a larger down makes that smaller portfolio cash flow more and get paid down rapidly...Also important, check if the town home your wife loves fits into your plan of making it a rental property (for tenants that may or may not show it the same affection)..One downside of the rental to home transition....the tenants can scratch that railing you enjoyed or drop a sharp object on those floors you adored....Best of luck!

For example, an investor who is experienced enough and wise enough to perform the due diligence necessary to uncover an emerging market where there will be several factors that would contribute to rapid future price growth in housing would be making a speculation play, but would be doing so with a stacked deck as other investors may in fact just be rolling the dice.

People are moving here from California, and from all over for that matter, for numerous reasons, and according to surveys, we have the means accommodate the rapid growth.

The short-term rental market in Arizona, particularly in popular tourist destinations like Phoenix and Scottsdale, has been growing rapidly in recent years.

I'm in grand rapids MI kent county 

Ive watched the areas gentrify rapidly before my eyes, and how the gentrification is growing north.

A few years back I read about Grand Rapids on BP. 

I am looking to connect with investors and other positive individuals looking to capitalize on the rapidly growing market here in the bay area.

I'm from Grand Rapids, MI and and looking to get started in RE investing through cash flow properties.