Many more people have been moving south including to FL, compared to RI and the northeast where people have been generally leaving for other parts of the country.If you must invest in RI because it’s more affordable to start with, Cranston, Pawtucket and many other towns in the upper part of the state (closer to Boston) like East Providence and Cumberland, are worth looking at.But current trends indicate your money will go much further (more appreciation) if you invest in FL and other areas where jobs and population are migrating, then RI/northeast where they generally aren’t.

In many ways, Tulsa reminds me of Atlanta perhaps 15 years ago: positive net migration, a growing economy, a local government committed to growth, and strong foundation support.Let's definitely connect and compare notes: I just reached out to you via LinkedIn, since I'm far more active there.

I may migrate from QB to Buildium.

Central Florida has a positive net migration pattern.

I know a few art galleries and cafes migrating to this area (some already have) because of Williamsburg becoming the LES.

There are traffic problems of course but I think that is due to a huge influx of people migrating here. 

I understand that these "hot" markets also happen to be some of the nicer neighborhoods that have potential of continuing to increase in value over the long run assuming migration to Houston continues.

As soon as Buildium figures out a way to migrate over the accounting data for less than $1500 and a ton of missteps I will be taking my business to them. 

And if affordability becomes enough of a burden, do people simply stop migrating to California? 

Low-income housing was done away with, thus the low-income people (and many of the problems that go along with them) had to migrate elsewhere.