Robert,If the objective of your purchase is cash-flow, then appreciation matters little - don't get me wrong, it's still nice, but the success of the investment does not rely upon it.Matching your product - in your case, single-story (ranch style) duplexes - to your clientele ({nearly} retired, aging tenants who do not wish to contend with stairs as they grow old or those with mobility issues), whether done explicitly or intuitively, is the key to low turnover.We are considering a multi-family unit which is comprised of 25-row houses in a single story garden home format as it has an appeal to our aging population.

I'd contend that your own asset and maintenance data is less a part of "big data" and more about 'business intelligence/preventative maintenance systems' since all the data is 100% under your control.

While I contend that as in any marriage, the wife will eventually win out. ha ha.Seriously you can buy properties that are in Foreclosure and then rent them to low income families.

Then I contend with the apartment condition.

I wish I was only 25 years old and had your experience, because this is the part of the RE cycle when a lot of people are going to get very rich.Not many of today's investors experienced 1989, but I did and it was not quite as bad as today's crisis The reason being we didn't have all the sub-prime loans to contend with, but it was still bad.Good luck,donrock

I think the consolidation of power was necessary to contend with forces that would have liked to see a divided and thus weakened America.

I know that I teach about ugly houses, and your use of the phrase does not mean that you are doing anything wrong, however Homevestors will contend that any use of the words is an infringement upon their trademark.

I contend that serious buyers will eventually find out the real story and not appreciate chasing phantom deals.

I'm looking ahead to my next move, but have an unusual situation to contend with: my day job as an engineer is with a remote mining operation, where I work 4 weeks at a time and then return home for 2 weeks.

The house has vinyl flooring throughout so there is no carpet to contend with.