@Russell Brazil is the rock-start organizer and is an agent in the DMV. 

The upside is general appreciation trends, low time on market and greater liquidity of the property than less popular markets.While having a property locally is great for learning, you can still learn by buying out of state.

In some popular areas, They are ruining the neighborhood.

In addition all lakefront isn't created equal there is town, type of water access, how popular the lake is, how well people know that lake.If you share more perhaps people can provide area specific advice too.

I was not popular, but I am telling you sincerely, those people may have paid off debt, but I have amassed $4 million in RE equites.

. - UCCS is growing rapidly and becoming one of the largest universities in Colorado while also maintain Colorado College near downtown and the popular Pikes Peak Community College on both sides of the city.- Tourism is on high demand and has been for some time with the Olympic Training Center and soon to be museum, Pikes Peak, Cog Railway, The Incline, Cave of the Winds, and so much more.- Plus you got to love all the microbreweries - just sayin...

The rock county market as a whole has grown exponentially for 4 main reasons. 1.

But, those are the "rock stars" and few people can do that. 

Rosemary has been and I think will always a be a good long term investment, because it is forever popular and a "who's who" place to be here. 

The cause was that the pier supports were on wood, not rock or cement blocks and termites and gotten into the floor joists, piers, and the wooden support for the piers.