State and federal agencies already have major infrastructure overhauls under review that are intended to support the growth of those particular areas.  

I run into to many people in this industry who don't seem to understand that everyone needs to have something that they are bringing to the table.Myself I have infrastructure, knowledge and connections in the Cleveland market as I own and operate an investment brokerage/construction company that has a pretty large portfolio.  

I'm using Mint to set budgets and monitor all my spending. 

So from this I've learned that no matter how comfortable I get with a contractor, I need to constantly be bidding out jobs (admittedly I was getting lazy on this part) and constantly on the worksite monitoring quality. 

We're 70% surrounded by flood planes and the land that is build-able is going to be extremely tough to get from the farmers owning it, plus the 2+ years to get the city to build infrastructure to it.

Places to find that information would be the Census Bureau, The Bureau of labor and Statistics, The Milken Report and the Glenn Mueller Market Cycle Monitor.

I have set up my key word search and have been monitoring new posts.

As long as you monitor your expenses and keep a positive attitude to keep plugging away, that is key. 

Light rail stops like @Jean Bolger  mentioned are a good bet, but so are some of the big developments coming in and the big infrastructure projects being undertaken by the city. 

In my newbie opinion, at least in the areas that I monitor, in order for a flipper to make good returns now, the MLS retail price of homes will need to continue to appreciate another 15-20% within the next 12 months.