Diverse - lots of foreign students cos of Johns Hopkins music school.

There is a lot of diverse housing stock in Yonkers and in my opinion, lots of opportunities to implement a value add strategy!

Avoid 100% occupied.Population: Net influx of population in the metro area over the past 20 yearsEmployment: At least 3 major diverse employers within a 20-mile radiusCap Rate: We don't buy on cap rate, since we are looking for upside post value-add. 

I'd look at population growth, economic drivers, diversity of employment, landlord friendliness, etc. 

I have a diverse background in real estate, having served as a commercial acquisitions analyst, constructor, investor, and professional real estate copywriter.

New to investing and in future I’d like to diversely invest in different kinds of real estate.

A strong market must have a track record for stable and diverse employment, as well as lower unemployment rates.

I personally like Indianapolis and Kansas City for the combination of cash flow but also strong demographic trends such as population growth, job growth and modern/diverse economies.

Zanesville is pretty diverse.

If it's just because you know contacts, be sure that is enough.Contacts won't make purchase prices lower, unemployment better, job diversity higher or rent growth numbers to increase.