Do this with any strategy that peaks your interest  4.

@Sawyer Lubke my day job is acquisitions for a big multifamily fund, but also looking into getting into single family deals as I think the multifamily market is going to peak and slow on the acquisitions front over the next few years.  

With this said the north west seems to have buy and hold potential for a long term equity growth , so it has been my main peak of interest for investing. however as mentioned i prefer my first investment to be a MFU and there is 0 standard  MFU (duplex , triplex, fourplex)  in the northwest.

Always Be Buying property that meets your investment criteria.If you apply your criteria to any given market, then you will be buying more during downturns and less at peaks in the market.I am locating properties now that meet my criteria, so I'm a buyer. 

As soon as the snow melts I'm going to Aspen and hitting Capitol Peak, that one especially gets my adrenaline going just thinking about it.

I think the market has peaked... will there be an over night drop?

Ideally, the property would go "live" sometime in December/January so it could gain some reviews and traction heading into peak season in March.

@Joe Splitrock I think the findings of the studies about income (not wealth) is that there is a dollar amount where happiness peaks, and having an income higher than that doesnt increase happiness.

But I sure get the premise in many markets were houses peaked in the 80s and have been steadily declining ever since.. you can find all sorts of homes in rural America and rust belt cities for FAR less than replacement costs.. so it becomes school.. do you like to pack up and move if your landlord says he/she is selling or they lose the house to foreclosure  etc etc.

Cleveland reached a population peak of 914,000 in 1950, but by the 1960s the economy had slowed and residents fled to the suburbs.After years of decline, Cleveland is today viewed as a great example of revitalization, and it now ranks as one of the most livable cities in the United States.Between 2000 and 2010, Cleveland lost 17% of its population, and some neighborhoods -- including Glenville and Hough -- lost up to 38% of their population between 2000 and 2007, although downtown Cleveland has gained population.