And neighborhoods are being upgraded to reflect that growth.

Some are high dividend and some are growth.

I feel this would have been an immensely important lesson to learn so that it could be applied to so many facets of society and politics today.For references, I refer anyone interested to this book, which itself cites sources for its source material for statistics. http://www.amazon.com/Housing-Boom-Bust-Revised/dp/0465019862/ref=sr_1_1?

At the same time, my goal is to grow my own portfolio in buy/hold and flipping.My current growth goal is to be able to double my current payroll income with a combination of passive and active income in the next year. 

The first and most pressing issue is the recent growth of the Airbnb rental market and the subsequent regulation that has been imposed by the city.New York City building code considers any stay less than thirty days (where the leaseholder is not present), "Transient Use", which, in turn, places that unit in the "hotel" category.

It has really improved since say 2010 and think it will continue to grow. The

Say it looks like I could get 700k but apprasal says 600 does that slow the growth of the value?

Align this with what you want to acheive with your investing.I like Dallas for it's rapid growth and future growth potential (among many other demographic and economic factors).

J Scott, specifically, I want to know if the Chesapeake Beach/Owings/Calvert Co. market is expressing similar growth compared to other D.C. suburb markets or if it's a slower growth area.

Measures like; Job growth, building permits, crime rates are pertinent for these types of evaluations.Good luck - Ned