Maximize your W2 earnings, get a 2nd job, swallow your pride and live at home (if that's an option), don't spend a dime on anything if it is not food, housing, or transportation, and pile up money. 

Mold spores spread through the air and are transported by shoes and clothing.

Some buyers (think Cary NC in the 1990s) are looking for attributes not related to economic value, like: common areas, access to public transportation, proximity to parks, etc.

I have attorneys who only charge $500-$650 for handling seller's side, but once you add in the state and local transfer tax, transportation fund fee, prorated real estate taxes, stormwater, courier, etc., it adds up. 

Close to public transport, very family friendly, etc. 

Eventually, people may start to default on their mortgage payments, not from a lack of being responsible, but because their basics of food, transportation, and medical, and insurance payments have all gone up.

Memphis has a diversified economy supported by major sectors such as logistics, transportation, healthcare, and education.

Transportation industry is huge with lots of goods going across the border, so in theory trade deals could cause waves here for better or for worse.Things are definitely growing down here.

All things being equal, the same property transported across state lines would cost significantly less to operate in OR.

I compare leverage, insurability, taking write offs, cash flow, monthly  expenses, transportability, speed of decline in a crash, ease of unloading in a crash, forced equity improvement, things like that.