Philadelphia universities have an above average retention rate of graduates staying in the area.

Like you, I'm from a warm weather climate.  

Now I think the answers as to why someone in NJ should invest in Cincinnati would go something like this: -people live there-big companies live there-urban neighborhoods are gentrifying-affordable living -diversity of neighborhoods--some good for flips, some good for consistent appreciation, and there are still plenty of C-D areas that show good returns on paper that people from NY and CA love to gobble up-major airport-major research university-we have Skyline Chili-Pete Rose is from here-Our Roebling Bridge is your Brooklyn Bridge's father-Goetta

@John McSherry Thanks for the warm welcome John!

I am a 20 year old real estate student at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

Appreciate the warm welcome to BP!

@Jay Hinrichs but it my rentals are in a highly populated area. strong businesses, universities, hospitals, etc for the past 200 years. how worried should I be that I can't find renters?

As the title alluded to;What Are 5 Things You've Appreciated That a PM Company Has Done (Policies/Best Practices/Warm Fuzzy Feelings etc...)?

@ Mary Jay - your post made me laughI used to own some $400K rental properties in Phoenix, and everytime I went over, I kept thinking "man, with this global warming, in 20 year, phoenix is going to inhabitable..." 

With the university and Little Italy it provides a strong demand from students, residents, and say young professional looking to have a close commute to the loop.