Since 2014, Tampa Bay has welcomed nearly 400,000 new residents, making it a prime destination for migration.

Look at crime, unemployment, net migration, job growth, school rankings, tax burden, quality of life, and other factors.

I prefer to purchase in the southern states as the net migration is always positive.

.- Reverse migration to Rust Belt is occurring based on affordability issues elsewhere.- Scatter site is a defensive asset offering a lot of optionality.- Market conditions are challenging for scatter site hold unless you are underwriting a 10-year hold.- Setting up operations for SFR from scratch is very difficult.- One investor is buying at cap rates in 5s or 6s.

They just naturally migrated to it as they learned the difference between assets and liabilities and how sweat equity can accelerate the process of wealth building.During the covid lock downs, I had them read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and write a report for me.

that's why I relocated the national institutional markets want florida and net migrations in miami dade is #1 of any county in the USA 

If it opens in 2025 the vast majority will probably start to move/migrate within the first 3-6 months of 2025. 

@Braden Heard start farming & growing your personal network to find deals that you can start out wholesaling, then flipping, then buy & hold as rentals to build wealth.Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?

HOWEVER, there are certain areas that are dealing with different layers, like.. massive migration to the Southeast Region of the US, which means tourist areas near those areas (beaches and mountains) are still exploding and breaking records for STR market cap (money spent by guests on rentals).

Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?