J Scott’s book “Recession Proof Real Estate Investing” gives great info on the topic.However, Buy in area of pop growth, job growth, rent growth and high economic job diversity (near major city/economic driver) and an election/recession could be non-factor.

KC already has a modern, diverse economy with a growing population and jobs.

My dad is from NO east and I have friends uptown so I've seen how right you are in how the city is so uniquely diverse from block to block.  

I am looking for a location with good schools, good culture and of course a great place to grow my real estate investing career.

I just went to a meetup I found on here at Resident Culture Brewery on Tuesday and it was great.

Tons of sun, mountains nearby, good beer everywhere, great city itself with more bars and restaurants than you can take in, some pretty good arts and culture and the parks are amazing.All the above towns work great for rentals -- Arvada, Westminister, Thornton (a bit more north, than northwest), Broomfield to a lesser degree.

When I spoke to them about the situation I told the tenant this was unacceptable and disgusting... now she says I am a different culture from her and the way I speak to her is not "ok" and she made it sound like I was being  prejudice when I mention all the things that are wrong with the property......I do like them , they are a nice family just might be a bit clueless or just playing dumb, have ad a leaking faucet for years and never mentioned it... etc etc.. 

I tend to buy in the Southern half of the US for 2 reasons:1) you get much higher year-round occupancy rates in the South & it’s simply tough to earn a good ROI in the North if your place sits vacant for a big chunk of the year2) Culturally, the Southern half of the US seems to be a lot more accepting of STRs regulation-wise.

Love the people, the places and the culture - the most underrated city in America, in my humble opinion.If anyone has suggestions or connections for investing in the Saint Louis area, I'd be super grateful for the insight! 

A lot of military families live in Georgetown to take advantage of the schools, culture, shopping, and home appreciation.