Or, a place where lots of new houses are being built might give you an indication that its an opportunity zone or in high demand.Smart Steps to TakeLook Back in Time: Use Google Maps to flip through images from different years to see how things have changed on and around the property.Spot the Signs: Keep an eye out for things like construction activity, nearby abandoned areas, traffic velocity to understand how things have developed over time.Predict the Future: Knowing what’s happened before can help you guess what might happen next.

Those are two different specialties.

Main goal is minimizing risk with it being our first property but was able to obtain the house for 40+% less than listing price due to our cash offer and able to close ASAP.  

Make sure the numbers work and look for off market properties or different booking strategies such as mid term rentals or short term rentals. 

Hey Mike, ever market is different.

That being said on a $50k line of credit, the payment difference is about $40/mo at full draw.

To get a second opinion, I reached out to a different firm, explained the situation, and they gave me the same answer. 

Thousand Pines Camp at the end of Thousand Pines Road has fire/fuel breaks around the perimeter of that property which protects the houses and main street of downtown from fire entering from Silverwood Lakes area.Look into fire insurance. 

Because both of those are affected by different metrics which you need to essentially measure each one individually before you can really come up with a good decision. 

Slightly off topic- on top of Brandens tip of telling tenants your the building manager, get a phone number with a different area code.