@Don KonipolI think I agree in part, although hindsight is always 20/20...The danger for new investors is that they are too eager to buy and get neither cash flow nor appreciation.Cash flow pays the bills and equity builds wealth.

Isnt Springfield a super dangerous town though?

. - nationalized healthcare is far more dangerous than the ill conceived assault weapons ban.

Depending on where your market is in its cycle, it can be a dangerous way to base investment decisions. 

That's down from nearly 80% in 1992.At the same time, fewer men assume all of the household resources will be devoted to their careers at the expense of their spouse's, Friedman said."

If you are managing for yourself and have fewer than 25 units, a spreadsheet should be sufficient.

I know stats can be fudged haha but 4 of top 25 most dangerous small cities in America are in CT. 

As soon as the report got sent to me, I got a call from a sales person saying the mold levels were dangerously high and he tried to sell me a fairly expensive, DIY mold remediation kit..

Flat shows fewer imperfections, while gloss will show a lot more.

If you name only three or fewer properties then their value doesn't matter.