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How are negative population markets for finding tenants
I've read up on the Ohio markets. Other than Youngstown it sounds like investors appreciate them (Dayton, Toledo, Cincinnati, Colombus etc) as solid cash flow markets.
I thought when a city loses 5-10% of it's population continuously for decades, landlords would be fighting over tenants and in a gloomy state in general.
Is this wrong? Does population loss not affect landlords as much as one might guess?
Any clarification on how this really pans out would help a lot, thanks.
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@Sean D. Short term....u might have some luck. But longer term, I would look elsewhere. Put yourself in a market where u can buy a good deal and benefit from some “luck”