Alot of people from Chicago are migrating to the state of Indiana with great employment opportunities and cheaper living. 

The majority of influx migration is coming from Raleigh, DC, and NYC.

Whether you want to tackle a foreign market is the same thought process as deciding which area you want to invest in within the US: you consider population migration, local economy, risk factors, tax implications, local laws and don't just judge on a few horror stories.A significant difference France vs US is that there is no MLS system so it is harder to assess the market and you really have to rely on local experts or work harder through listings and site visits. 

There's a lot of activity in NW Indiana right now as many people are migrating across the border from Chicago where they are still close enough to work in the big city, but live in a more affordable and less regulated environment.

People migrate instead of renovate, people are moving off to larger cities, the population is aging (leaving less people who may likely rent), and the population is decreasing.

Even still, I like the idea and I'm going to start looking for migration statics as well population statistics. 

What "I" see is both small and large strip malls get a little age on them and set mostly empty to all empty because the fancy high paying tenants they 'used' to have all migrated to brand NEW space.

Many small county assessors have large assessed lot values, when really you can't give lots away in some of these small towns as they are all migrating away.I can tell you doing online for 3 years now, each year has been more competitive, even with many more counties going online. 

I use following resources but struggling to get latest and most updated data.Population Migration: http://www.governing.com/gov-data/census/county-po...I try to look through US department of labor website.For data and demographies, https://datausa.io/However, I am sure experience investors use more sophisticated tools and resources that may not be known to newbie like me.Kindly suggest more resources if you can.

In the process you may discover if there is a reason this segment of the Prefabricated Home Manufacturing industry hasn't migrated to this type product.