I personally comfortable investing in markets where corporate jobs are expanding/relocating, large net migration in population, and good rent ratio relative to purchase price.

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?

I also found the second article helpful as it ranked the top cities for remote work based on criteria like broadband speed and affordability highlighting some cities/markets not on my radar.https://bigtechnology.substack...The key beneficiaries of this year’s tech migration are less buzzy cities like Madison, Wisconsin; Richmond, Virginia; and Sacramento, California.

You can see this reflected in the U-Haul migration reports.

Will there be a mass migration of more folks out of OR, WA, CA as these wildfires continue to swallow up millions of acres of land?

Migration to the great lakes will increase and cause a resurgence bringing them back to one of the stronger markets.

Admitting I know nothing about these areas, but just interested if folks think the migration/growth will expand to these areas, and why/why not? 

I wonder if this will migrate across the USA (like rent control)?

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?

Image by VodkaChvck via Pixabay.comThanks to its proximity to Los Angeles, the Inland Empire’s multifamily market was able to benefit from the accelerated migration trends fueled by the pandemic.