I'll bet we have a couple members with silent keyboards (past away) that may have their membership still active.

At a purchase price of $203k, I'd bet not because they're likely renting for around $1,200 to $1,300 a month. 

For 20 years my husband and I were in the USAF and had 8 children, 5 bio and 3 adopted, so my life revolved around whatever sport, music, plays, birthdays, holidays, over night slumber parties, school projects, school dances/proms, and family vacations to be my hobbies and activities, LOL. 

(largest artillery base in the US) Those who have bet on it's closure since it's inception in the late 1800's have lost.

See how much brick you have in there - I bet you see quite a bit of broken pieces of brick and mortar.

Granted your risks are limited with the car purchase, where the RE purchase has the potential of unlimited risks, but over the long haul I'm betting on the RE investment as a low risk investment.

hey Sport, Your local RE Attorney should be handling the SD in your closing statement.

Are you simply betting on the ability increase rents faster than expenses might increase?

Appreciation is NEVER guaranteed and betting on it is a like playing a lottery ticket.

K. you're probably right, 500K isn't an indication of either and I'd bet in some parts of MO, that could be very true, however, not in little old SW MO, not saying everyone is that smart, just smart enough to get good advice. :)