Also, it is not hard to figure where the migration is going towards. if you are from the bay area, then sacramento, stockton, might be a good choice.lI'm in southern california, so Las Vegas is a logical choice.Terry

The Loop is seeing explosive growth and people will naturally migrate out for value.

My decision was purely based on research: unemployment going down, migration into area going up, rents going up, prices going up steady (but not sky-rocketing), Case-Schiller Index elasticity and things like that.... then I did my homework with finding the team (realtor/s, property manager, investor-friendly escrow company, other investors, etc...) and started going to work. 

Excel documents could have worked for us in the short-run, but we'd need to migrate to a CRM eventually.

Here is what I hope to accomplish:Sell 3 properties with contracts on them currentlyFinish and get contracts on 10 moreComplete construction financing on 8 moreDo 2016 education and goal planningFinalize legal on our new debt fund (Gentry Lending Group)Complete migration to our own IP for our funding platform (Realstarter)Finalize financial and tax planning for 2016Complete $3M line of credit with PlainsCapital or Prosperity BankSecure land for commercial JV on South CongressSome of this is surely going to bleed into 2016, but I am pushing to accomplish it this year. 

And you'd be surprised at how much growth, investment, jobs and Californians are migrating to Idaho. 

One thing I would have done differently when setting it up would have been to start with a powerful accounting program.I started using one 2 years in and migrating all the information was challenging to say the least.It is best to get in the habit of using the right software from the start.  

I just know many investors have migrated away from Charlotte the same way many have migrated away from Raleigh.

San Jose, Sunnyvale & Santa Clara at 1.26% sales growth.So basically the entire Bay Area is going to have the exact same amount of sales this year as they had last year... and you know what that means: plateau leveling off before the fall.And here's the reason why:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/621/topics/396725-millennial-migration-to-sacramento-2017---here-comes-the-rushThe next generation of home buyers is entering their prime "settle down" years and thinks that $650,000 for some 1950's crapshack tract home is absolute B.S., and I don't blame 'em.

Outward migration?