When you consider these cities in the list below or your own take a look at population growth, median household income, median house value, and changes in crime levels. 

Growing up in my household we were constantly renovating my home (Dad was a carpenter/handyman) so I learned quite a bit along the way. 

RedX is definitely the household name for expired listings although that is not the only area they excel in.

If you subsidize single-parent households, you'll get more of them (check the stats on this since the 1960's).

It may be the norm in your market but there’s a large difference on the wear and tear of the house, holding tank usage, electricity and maintenance if there are 10 people or 18.

Steady employmentdiverse economy, not relying on a single industrylow acquisition costs, high rents price to rent ratiolow taxes, landlord friendly (red states)low risk of natural disasters (low insurance costs)net in migrationhigh house hold incomegood schoolslow crimegood public transportationwell designed urban planaccess to amenities (starbucks, restraunts, nigh life, culture, hospitals)

The rent continues to be collected and paid by the "head of household" because someone is always responsible for interfacing with the landlord.So what happens when the entire initial tenants cycle out?

All of these maps represent census tracts in Los Angeles; census tracts are the smaller geographically area that the Census Bureau tracks.Here's household formation 2013-2018:The bright green areas to the north of the subject property are downtown LA.

Instead, Congress should simply pass a law requiring that all insurance companies doing business in the US must have flood coverage built into their basic policies, for all of the approx 128 million households in the US, not just special flood hazard areas, then let insurance company actuaries calculate risk/premiums and let competition set the price, with possibly higher deductibles like many do to make it more affordable. 

This is true for my Mid-Western town where median household income is $45,000-$50,000.