Real estate works on multi-year trends, so have you tested whether it is preferable to buy precious metals only when there is a crisis, and keep buying rentals otherwise?

Expect similar trends throughout Alabama for April and May, ending with Tuscaloosa County on 5/30 and Montgomery County on 6/7.

These niches have powerful long term trends in play, hold up well in downturns and throw off cash in the 8-12% range with upside if the syndications do value add and target re-positioning these properties for sale in the 5yr range.  

It is wise to do this before making any investment on any real property asset of any kind, trend wisely friend.

Now it is trending upward again.

It is my understanding that the tax assessor of any given area has a multitude of sources for information on the following criteria such as Income levels by geo zoneProperty values by geo zoneRent zonesNumber of rental units per geographic zoneVacancy factorsGrowth trends Expenses per rental by gross revenue EtcMy question ,Where can one access this information?

So it is important for me to track which tenant or property generated more work and what the trends are over timeSo I track every interaction & event.

Looking at the performance of the 10Yr over time you see a downward trend of rates since the 1980's, with peaks and valleys like any market will have.

So yes, local market trends and cashflow are also very important.  

For northern California, you should understand the massive migration trend we have heading out of the Bay Area and into the Central Valley.