Some cities simply provide better opportunities than others based on factors like the relative cost of housing to average incomes, availability of good jobs, and demographic trends.

Either one can be attractive because you've got a lot of tenants, so your risk is spread out and it's not all dependent on one major tenant (I'm assuming).Current office trends are a little worrying if you're an investor.

Not every town is the same but there tends to be a powerful trend along the trainlines.  

I think the biggest factor in your case is to research or talk to an industry professional about the market trends for appreciation and rents in the area you would potentially purchase those homes.

https://fox59.com/news/fishers...I’m in Indy and have noticed a few articles like the one above where city officials are seeing the trend of out of state investors buying up the houses in Indy and making it a rental instead of the house going to locals trying to buy their own home.

They should tell you about the trends and leasability of the area.  

Offset cost of living and reap the rewards of being in a market with fantastic growth trends.

So the only reason this would make sense is if interest rates trend way down in the coming months (which is not likely to happen. rates are headed up)To answer your other question about what happens if the market crashes and values go down 50%.

The younger generations want turnkey on trend homes, most dont know that things can be fixed, so you can likely find beat up properties that the younger buyer wont even consider, fix them on trend with what they want in a home, and then sell them at a nice profit...in the HOT areas the properties that dont sell quick need work, if you can do that work you can make a great profit

do you look at trends in the area?