@Zeb B.Hey,I would look into the university’s sport schedule and the popularity of their are football and basketball programs (especially homecoming).

I thought of asking my ex football player friend to come with me. 

Well its hard to predict the market will do between now and 5 years from now right ? 

I like Stark and Summit counties because it's where I live and know the sweet spots for decent schools yet lower property values.Massillon is a very strong football community that breeds a "born here stay here" mentality.  

I have no experience in this area but I will make a prediction anyway  .    .    .   

I am looking at a property that's less than a mile from the Football Hall of Fame.

I also disagree with the saying that cash flow is more predictable.

However, making investment decisions based solely on predictions or speculation can be challenging.

It's not easy, it's not predictable and it's going to be bumpy.

I could predict list prices for other remodeled houses (+/- $5k).