Newark is a very diverse city with pockets that can be good and pockets that can be very bad.

While I don’t have any real estate experience, I do have extensive experience developing and leading all types of diverse teams, setting long-term goals and building systems and processes to achieve them.

On the other hand, Kansas City is a much larger market with a diverse, modern economy, growing jobs and a growing population.

I'm concerned about 'stay at home' culture's demand on clothing, even the most-value driven option, which is Style Encore.

I'm concerned about 'stay at home' culture's demand on clothing, even the most-value driven option, which is Style Encore.

If you're buying for long term buy and hold, you need to be looking at market that not only cash flow well but have good economic and demographic trends with modern, diverse economies.

They let you use the tools and make your own furniture in off hours, but learning the techniques and how to is a craft that as a culture only a few have kept up with.

@David Robinson There were a number of factors that made Knoxville appealing for us.1- Mid/Small size city which we are more comfortable (similar to what Colorado Springs used to be) 2- Newer homes in general (i don't have expertise in the challenges associated with 100 year old SFHs)3- Diverse and growing economy (UT, Government Jobs, and Medical to name a few)4- Affordability (Turnkey SFHs are available in the low $200K in great neighborhoods)5- It seems more off the radar for investors than Memphis and Nashville which means less competitionAs for credit score, mine actually dropped from 780 to 760.

And as per the above post, it's all diversions and lies when it comes to getting status of your investment.

As far as location: Personally I'm investing in areas of high growth across several markets within the southeast for some diversity.