The funny part was whenever we were socializing and he would get into a conversation with a stock broker money manager type guys..

1) Communicating with property mangers on tenant issues, vacancies, etc. 2) Listening to/Attending Webinars regarding real estate investing3) Driving for dollars4) Searching MLS and online for on-market deals5) Working on the business's social media accounts 6) Posting and reading through real estate forums (Such as this one) for real estate purposes (finding deals, educational purposes, etc.)

When you lease to your tenants and have them fill out the application, make sure to get their social security numbers.

you should just walk away and refer them to social services

And they will look at things like mortgages, insurance policies, bank accounts, personal social media posts that may talk about the house, utility bills, leases signed by you personally, etc in an attempt to pierce the corporate veil.  

They're accessible and provide a good starting point for market research others in social media.

Plus, follow their inner circle peer organizations to ensure they aren't practing any illegal self-monetizing [thefts] of client monies. 

I usually say draw a big circle around DFW and invest on the outskirts of that.   

Circling back to your question, no one has a crystal ball, but the south/southwest markets of Downtown ATL are showing promising signs of gentrification.

Ask around your social circles for trusted friends.