That is a booming business in Indianapolis. 

We're doing a ground-up construction project in a booming spot on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

The other attempt at affordable is density through what they call their middle housing zoning and up zoning existing parcels. again led to building boom but still nothing sells for much less than 500k.

There's been significant growth in the last 3-5 years, with booming business and real estate sectors.

After literally years of looking (since 2022) I bought my first property a few months ago, so I feel extremely qualified to give advice (many people earned lots of equity during the pandemic appreciation-boom if they bought before 2022, but out-of-state investors getting started AFTER the 2022 interest rate hikes are few and far between). 

So lots were trading at 500. to maybe 3k in the day.. then they shoot up to 10k and when there is a boom they will shoot up to 30 to 40k only to drop back down to 10k I have watched those prices all these years..

You're talking about the west side of Akron, which is a solid rental area and can range from C- to B; but most houses were built long before 2000 - typically in the post war boom 1940s-60s. 

It is booming though, but they are also building a ton of apartments there.

Short-term rentals are booming right now and offer a great way to generate income quickly.The key is to take that first step, do your research, and believe in your ability to make it work.

Here's a little bit of history:                                                                                    In the first half of the 20th Century Waco was a booming city on it's way to be just as large of a city as Austin or even Dallas, but in 1957 a catastrophic tornado hit Waco, destroying it's entire downtown area.