Stock market is liable to change rapidly and high risk.

We’ve already benefited from the rapid appreciation and from here on out, I think it will be flat or very modest growth. 

There is no "secret" that the big boys are doing necessarily, just incremental pieces of information, relationships, and knowledge that have been built up over time at scale. 

The city is rapidly growing in terms of population and job market with so many major companies choosing to move and develop here like Intel, Google, Amazon, etc.

It was appreciating pretty rapidly for a while and a lot of flippers moved in.

Because there is so many novices who jump into STR without the skill, knowledge, ability to actually operate it and rapidly are bleeding-out.

Columbus is rapidly growing, with the population, job market, and growing tech scene driving strong rental demand.

I just happened to check where you're from a saw that you're from Cedar Rapids too.

Usually you're falling somewhere in the $150-$200 range, but you really need to understand this number and how to determine it.The market, in general, in Detroit is rapidly appreciating.

However, I have no idea how to choose from the remaining cities, it seems there are a lot of potential options:- Midwest - Michigan (ie: Grand Rapids) seems to have options, also seeing Columbus Ohio and Indianapolis coming up- Reno - I've seen mentioned several times on here- Pittsburgh / Philadelphia / Twin Cities - All mentioned as lower cost to get started, and seem to be experiencing growthI'd ideally like to find a place that has strong potential for future growth, a diversified economy, and I don't mind living in (being close to nature would be a plus).