I have made a self-proclamation that 2017 will be the year I focus on wealth production versus wealth management.I differentiate the two because with the 401(k)'s and the IRA's we are too focused on making incremental investments into these vehicles as a means of gaining wealth; in reality these vehicles do a great job at maintaining wealth not so much a good job at building/creating wealth.Here's some background on why I feel this way:I am 30I make ~$400K/yrI max out my 401(k)I max out my IRA (via a back door-Roth)I have a general investment account where I stash 10% of my incomeNo kids, recently married, not tax breaks (but am cash-flowing a 529 plan)No debtIn short - even though this sounds good, and I'm in a "good" position financially, I'm not getting rich.

My impression in Cedar Rapids area the condos have a below inflation value and will not go up any time soon.  

Neighborhoods are gentrifying rapidly.

Unless there is another "COVID Event," prices and rents will continue to increase at a rapid rate through 2021 and beyond.

Now we are at $10,000.00 cash flow and rising rapidly.  

Could I reasonably expect that the value of the most expensive house on the block would also rise given the values rising rapidly in the remaining neighborhood?

Now that the market is better, most new builder neighborhoods nearby are 3500-5000sqft around here, but there are still some "starter home" type builds further north and west as expansion is rapidly heading that way.

It's not as exciting as the rapidly appreciating areas, but you've got a lot of solid blue collar and immigrant renters and less crime.

United Bank in Grand Rapids.

I invest in Grand Rapids but severa of the sourounding communities also offer great buy and hold options.