Rust Belt Investing is about as stable as you can get...just have to approach it with long term vision and understand the markets.
If you try the "get rich quick" view, you will get your butt handed to you quickly.
Agreed. My most ambitious project was re-vamping a Victorian in an historic river town in Wisconsin. I was never so glad to be rid of a house as I was that one, LOL!
And I never tried anything stupid like that, again. :)