There are always appreciating areas.....100% correct...and it's not hard to find them. There's an article on the best property appreciations in the last decade in NZ on the internet today, I live very close to one of them. 30 years ago I built 2 houses and bought 4 sections in a deserted area, very risky, I borrowed Schiffloads. A guy wondered up to me one day as I was toiling away building and said, "nothing will ever happen here".
I left after 15 years because of the traffic jams.
And of course, property's got a dividend.
Yep, there's money in 'goldies' for sure but you gotta know when to pull the pin. Gold bars....thats.....