Weather: Overall conduciveness of weather6.

We're already seeing some cooling in some markets.Just my $0.02I understand your view but will state that with market analysis you can more accurately forecast the potential appreciation. 

Pittsburgh has multiple top tier universities, we have a booming technology center, lots of movies/shows being filmed and studios being built due to tax friendly policies, we have moderate weather due to being out of the Lake Erie snowbelt, we are low-to-medium cost of living, and still have a ton of industry.

Say what you will of Starbucks but their Real Estate team probably has good insight and data to forecast where the next ripe areas for growth are. 

 I wanted to add to clarify, and not to go off topic, that i'm getting an initial bid before the offer, an independent inspection during the due diligence/option period that may, once shared with the contractor, work to revise the initial bid into a final bid to reflect reasonable adjustments in case we missed something during the showing, negotiating and going under contract with the contractor at or before closing, then the team is out on site soon after closing, weather permitting, pursuant to the projected start date in the contract. then im paying out in phases as work is inspected/completed.

Make sure you have all potential expenses forecasted before purchasing.

I'm sure there are other ways to do it but weather its right or wrong...

Due to extreme cold weather, my water was also turned off so the pipes wouldn't burst. 

Had a pipe just pop on one of my rentals in Indy during the -13 weather.

Now is the time to check your investments and ensure you have a solid foundation that can weather the storm.