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What state is better
Hi
Im looking for a cash flow deal in 3 diffrent states.
Tampa FL.
North Carolina.
Columbos Ohio.
I like to know from ypur experiance wich one of them are a beter market.
Thanks
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Would ya look at at that? You got 4 people touting Columbus that have something to sell in Columbus.
North Carolina (Raleigh and Charlotte) and Tampa are better places to live. Migration patterns will likely result in continued population growth higher than most of the country for both Tampa and NC. That said, you can make money in any of those 3 if you know what you are doing. You can also lose a pile of cash bc you don't know the area well, get nickeled and dimed by property managers, and overcharged by contractors bc you're dumb out of state money in any of those markets.
Randomly looking at a map or choosing markets because someone else said they were good places to invest is a terrible idea. What do you actually know? Where is your subject matter expertise and/or unfair advantage? Lean into that over listening to random strangers on the internet - most of which have a profit motive or incentive to tell you that their market is the best.