Nonrenewal rates were nearly 80 percent higher in Zip codes that faced the highest risk from insurance perils such as strong winds and wildfires compared with the lowest risk areas.

@Greg Weik as a local Denver investor I would strongly disagree with a couple of your opinions offered to @Melissa D..

There is definitely many builders that will build below $550K.

I'd start with picking one city and spending a lot of your time to do a deep dive building relationships and learning different areas.

You’re in a strong position with multiple viable options.

Brian, MTR's can be very strong in Greensboro.

My goal here is to forge strong connections within the industry and work collaboratively to learn from each others mistakes to ultimately achieve success.

And when you combine that with buying off market going direct to seller, you can build a real estate empire while being vertically integrated.All of this aside, whatever market you decide to invest in, please be sure to develop a relationship with a reliable contractor and a project manager.All the best!!!

Buy quality properties in strong submarkets, finance with low leverage, bulk up on cash reserves, diversify geographically, and you'll be positioned to survive whatever the economy throws at you.

Connect with local agents, and property managers to access off-market deals and get insights on strong rental areas.Good luck!