On one of the Podcasts a Vegas investor was aiming to break even and speculating on the future growth of the market.

We think so because of the local universities growth with no increase in on campus residency and her claim of renting higher in past.

This sounds good, however with an understanding of the operational realities of our monetary system it shows that economic growth must be driven by household sector debt which is still tepid as folks either can't get credit or don't want it.I will pick up a good deal if it comes my way but I will be focusing on solidifying my base for the next 12 - 14 months ready to spring into action from there.

Rapidly growing suburbs with good public schools: The southwest part of town has booming population growth, tons of new retail and great schools.

I buy and let it stay for 7-10 years then I sell, so to me it doesn't really matter how fast I see growth - property is still better than a bank deposit.

Population growth?  

Economic growth or decline at a local level cares little about international currency trading levels.More important, I think, is that somewhere down the road we need to see a return to the correlation, at least on a national level, of inflation to real estate apreciation that went out of whack early in the last decade.IMO, real estate values will remain location, location, location.

It could be possible down here in South Florida due to the inspection clause and the A\C's ability to remove humidity and deter mold growth.

From what I've read thus far, REI authors touch on this subject in only the most general terms -- i.e. to evaluate a market, one should consider population growth, economic conditions, infrastructure, average cap rates, housing supply and demand, the legal environment, etc.

We do not have enough growth or taxes to cover it.