Economic conditions are starkly different. 

I understand the stock is older - however, looking for insight on tenant-base, local culture/demographics, supply/demand, economic drivers.You know, in laymen's terms, the things Wikipedia won't tell me.  

It makes you look foolish and sends the wrong signals to potential buyers who will now offer even less because you have just shown your cards.Let's look at the economics of a house sale;We have a buyer who is going to most likely get maximum leverage from a lender at an unprecedented (and absurd) 3-4% interest rate.An agent looking to make highly taxable earned income (the real loser in this whole scenario). 

On the other hand, I think West Oakland will continue to have volatile prices over economic cycles.

The taxes follow the economics. 

@Matt Castillo try checking out the threads just about investing out of state or at a distance as people will do it for more reasons then just feeling like they are priced out of their local market (i.e. if they believe in the economic factors of a certain city, etc.).It sounds like you are looking for cash flow, not just a lower price point?

I'm looking at a organic farm and then the Tiny House community and another investor is putting in a senior MHP.The economics of Tiny Home communities are just like RVs in that the more you can fit in there, the higher your ROI but that may not be the lifestyle Tiny Home Dwellers are looking for.  

It's very economical than newspaper or electric media and more personnel and direct.

I am not invested in Indianapolis, but I like the city, its economics and culture.  

Because the economic nature of the transactions are dissimilar, they cannot be used to offset one another unless certain loopholes are taken advantage of.