Be sure to stick to solid fundamentals and invest in established neighborhoods and good school districts to minimize your risk.

(Don't want to go to a bad school district in case we end up staying there longer then expected).

Also project managing a gut job reno (not my property) in the W 39th St district.

I just talked to the local court here, the 34th District Court in Romulus.

The Illinois Rental Property Association (IRPOA) s looking for landlords who live in or own property in the districts of, or who personally know the legislators who are members of the House Judiciary Criminal Committee. 

Looking to network  with  me as a " sort of "  Newbie  looking for developing passive rental income and networking in the Toronto  Ontario GTA district  and beyond ?

Diamond district is very up and coming.

Also for @Larry T.s question.Here is a quick CMA for this EXACT "Neighborhood", although since it is intown Atlanta, the "neighborhood" goes more by school district than what would be considered a traditional swim/tennis "neighborhood" in the suburbs.As you can see there are older homes trading as older homes, older homes being remodeled, and old homes being scraped and rebuilt.

You can go to the Rockwall County Appraisal District site and look up the appraised value and estimated property taxes for this year and in past yearsProperty taxes are based on the appraised value as of Jan 1st and will not change at least for this year based on your purchase. 

School districts don't matter single 28 year old male w/ dog so any locations for young people that wont break the bank would be appreciated.