However, the entire market depends on Robins Air Force Base, with not much else moving the needle.

In Columbus, you can still find the 1% rule and there's amazing appreciation potential due to how much population growth, job growth, and companies moving/developing there (recently Anduril just announced another 4,000 jobs coming to Columbus Ohio on top of Intel, Google, Amazon, FB, Nationwide, Ohio State University, etc.).

Thanks Chris for the encouragement . will definitely contact you once I need the help in that area .we are from Mi lived for 20 years and moved to GA.

Check with your QI about both scenarios.I did have a client do a 1031, rent it out for two years and then moved in at the advisement of their CPA.  

After getting married my friends moved out and my wife and I expanded into rental properties.

Her income now is SS of around $2400 and a basic 40hr office job that pays all of $17/hr, but she is retiring with this move.

I get a lot of applications from out-of-area people, typically moving from another state.

I'm new to REI and somewhat recently moved to Houston.

What are your investment plans moving forward?

Welcome to BP Daniel, I did the same move from Seattle down here a few years back!