As you probably already know, NYC is rapidly becoming the city for the haves with little to no space for the have-nots.

I've lived on the Eastside of ATL as it's rapidly developed and gentrified.

He found the following markets to be poised for higher activity, and also good places to look to move:Grand Rapids, MI-WYCharleston, SCAustin, TXBaton Rouge, LA San Antonio, TXColorado Springs, COColumbia, SCRiverside–San Bernardino, CALas Vegas, NVTacoma, WA

@Jimmie Dickey I can only speak on what I've noticed, and that is that most of the properties in this area (especially in my neighborhood behind the high school) seem to be rapidly increasing in value.  

My husband, daughter and I are looking to move to Minneapolis spring 2017 and house hack a duplex with at least 3 beds or a single family home with a basement or attic to rent out.We are looking in the Coon Rapids area which will be closest to my husbands new job and want to try to do some smaller renovations before we rent out the other unit on the property and other renovations along the way so we can refinance and then move on to our next property in 2-3 years.Any recommendations for real estate agents, mortgage lenders who could help with my non existing credit score at the moment, and any GC recommendations would be great, landlord tips, etc would be super helpful!

Rule #1 for me : No equity no dealThe only time I might make an exception:Unless the monthly payments allow a spread for rentAnd the area is appreciating rapidly

If the economy hits another rough patch, will values decline even more rapidly? 

The median income earning family in Austin has been priced out to the suburbs, fueling the rapid growth of Cedar Park/Leander, Buda/Kyle, and other outlying communities in recent years.

If he heads further south Grand Rapids was perfect a couple years ago,(undervalued) investors have caught on and moved in but there are tons of good deals still.

I have recently started growing my business very rapidly threw my marketing efforts and now have several buyers employing my services to find them deals.