In my firsthand opinion, RMt's better days are in the past:Used to be a center of tobacco industry in eastern NC - the 'Golden East' (even the mall is named Golden East Crossing)Used to be a thriving hub for textiles (literally days after NAFTA was signed, the textile plants closed)Used to have headquarters for Hardee's (it's where Hardee's began)Used to be a banking center of Eastern NC - People's Bank merged with Planters Bank to be Centura Bank; RBC bought Centura to make RBC Centura (that's where I worked, before and after RBC)... that didn't last, as PNC bought it out; I think they maintain a presence there, but a much smaller oneThat said, the real estate market is on the cheap side, and if you have a tenant in hand looking for a place there, then maybe... but also check out other things like the crime rate per capita, medium income, etc...

It’s my Jon to make a property thrive in 30 days and move on to the next one.

Columbus metropolitan has thrived based on the influx of business mentioned above, yet the heart of the workers commute into the city.

On the other hand, many markets are still thriving with flips so business can be excellent.Jeff

Now figure out how to thrive. 

There are many things to enjoy in Columbus, from their beautiful zoo, COSI, Germantown, and they have a thriving LGBTQ community.

People may die but markets must thrive.

Moreover, the large companies and big box stores with massive buying power are the ones thriving right now.

I own and live in a 1B/1B condo near a cute, thriving suburb of Chicago.

I hope you continue to thrive!