Of course, there are ways to make money in any market, but I think we're talking about the passive buy-and-hold investor.The system would take demographic, economic, and sales/rent data to allow you to start from the whole U.S. and then filter down -- to very specific small areas -- that meet the requirements for your investment objective and merit a closer look.

As a member of my local Economic Development Council, I recently started learning about Opportunity Zones.

If the photos are bad or outdated, you'll get less eyeballs on the unit, which means less demand, which means less value in simple economic terms.2.

If they decide that 1000$ for studio is too expensive, and they can't afford it based on economics they can make the prices to go down.

It has a very low cost of living and excellent health care.

My father has had some serious health problems within the past 2 years so moving in with them would relieve some of the stressors he has and I don’t mind doing things to help him out.

If we see an economic downturn of any sort, both will tighten up and the scenario's we're seeing will only get worse. 

Unless it is so dirty that it is causing a health issue or damage to the property, it is none of your business.

COBRA is a health insurance program that allows an eligible employee and her dependents to continue receiving health insurance benefits when an employee loses her job (or leaves voluntarily). 

This becomes a health department issue and happened here in Cleveland last June.