@Melanie StephensBuying a deal in the snow belt with negative migration and boarded up properties on the same street despite rosy talk from all the real estate agents on BP from the same market regarding great cash flow etc.It doesn’t matter what the BP calculator or your own spreadsheet says about the deal.YOU WILL LOSE MONEY.

The great migration powered by remote working is fueling the growth of Wenatchee and the surrounding areas.

There may be other reasons to invest in those markets (GDP growth, job growth, positive net in migration, diversified economy, shortage of rental properties), but you should definitely do your research first.

Most markets won't experience real estate value declines and rental declines simultaneously unless the population base is contracting, i.e. the death of a boom town, or a demographic migration (say from the Rust Belt to the Southwest).

And as you know, ag workers migrate, for the most part.So, I'd suggest you really look at the area and who your potential tenant base is.  

In the border cities (near WI and IN), population is declining as they migrate across the other states with lower property taxes.I agree with you: Chicago is NOT favorable for buy-and-hold...for CASHFLOW.

It also depends on supply and demand.I think NYC boroughs will always have a rental demand due to the continued increase in population moving there (official and unofficial migration)Add the number of students coming in every year from abroad who usually live in Queens as its cheaper

Hi everyone,I made a data visualization using migration, population, and rent and purchase price data by county.

FL on the other hand has a very strong economy now, and the amount of migration into the state is at an all time high - at least here in Jacksonville.

As I am migrating into this arena I am trying to get advice from others that have some more experience than I.Thanks your for your response.