There's tons of data out there, but you'll likely be in the center of the country where real estate hasn't already exploded.After picking a market, I'd get some contacts in that market. 

Rochester is a growing city because of Destination Medical Center which is a multi billion investment in town to turn it into the Silicon Valley of Medical care and research backed by Mayo Clinic.

Hey BP members, my name is Jesse, and I'm a inspiring investor.I recently looked into self storage, and I have noticed some investors repurpose old retail centers as climate controlled storage.

I believe real estate investing is one of the best ways of doing this.In short, My long term goals center around:Health: My well-being, Relationships (Everyone in the world) and their healthLearning: Education and Growing experiencesAdventures: TravelWealth: Reinvesting in Real Estate BUT (secret #1) I believe my highest purpose is; To love others and enjoy my journey, as well as help others love and enjoy their journey, no matter their circumstances.

All of these distribution centers being developed here are going to keep the population going up in this area and will make for a good rental market.

McAdenville is on an upswing in desirability with real estate prices coming close to peak already, especially those within a block or two of town center.

Economic anchors are things that are not going anywhere anytime soon, like state government, major universities, major health care centers, or manufacturers that are independent of the economy like military suppliers.I understand that the closer the anchor the better, but does it have to be in the same city/zip or can it just be in same county or next town over?

A majority of my effort will be centered around helping this company acquire off market deals - wholesale deals. 

Amazon is also moving in 2 very large distribution centers on the Eastside so they took the plunge!

. - You mean Los Angeles isn't the center of the universe?