A diverse work force, addition of people relocating, Atlanta's emergence as a tech hub and relative cost of living in comparison to NY, Chicago, LA, etc. make it a desirable location for folks who are looking to relocate.

@James Allen, Chattanooga is a great renters market as it has positioned itself as a startup and work from home hub in close proximity to larger markets like Nashville and Atlanta.

Big employers include The Limited (Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body), Nationwide Insurance HQ, Worthington Industries, Honda of America, State Farm, MANY others including a fast growing TEHNOLOGY hub that is attracting millennials, and Capital Unviersity, Ohio State, DeVry, Franklin University, Otterbein College, Columbus College of Art Design, PLUS medical OSU Hospital and James Cancer Center, Riverside Methodist Hospital, St.Anne's Hospital, Grant Hospital, etc. 

Check out Stessa for a free bookkeeping and investment analysis platform, or REI Hub (where I work) for double-entry accounting software. 

George economy being primarily retirement, service, and tourism driven is spot on, but they're doing some interesting things to try to expand that.There's been a fair amount of investment in tech-related stuff, trying to make the city another tech hub. 

There are pockets of universities with a dense student population, there are family friendly suburbs, there are biotech hubs in Kendall, and everything in between.If you're a first time home buyer ( FTHB), there are very generous financing products you should take advantage of here.In any case, long-time house hacker here in Greater Boston so happy to connect and chat.

This will give you a good sense of where the hubs of multifamily properties are, and you can zoom into the cities to get a better sense of the spread.

Cash flowing three family on a corner lot with great access to downtown, the Lincoln street retail hub and I-290.

The smaller island areas like Port Alberni will give you better cash on cash returns, but the larger hubs like Nanaimo and Victoria will give you more stability with property value.Just because something doesn't meet the 1% rule doesn't mean it's not profitable, and as a matter of fact the more expensive the property, the less the 1% rule needs to apply.

The rental demand here is high and proximity is right in between downtown to the south and Sorrento Valley to the north where major tech and biotech hubs are located.