Based on my research, it looks like Birmingham is a great place to invest:Diverse jobs/economy (Financial offices in BBVA and Wells Fargo, health care providers like UAB, car manufacturers with Mercedes and Honda, and growing distribution centers like Amazon)Cost of living is affordableHigh % of renters with low vacancy %Best of all: Low property taxes! 

She is a professor and I'm in healthcare. 

Skilled Nursing 2159 Dogwood Ridge Wheelersburg Scioto 45694Blue Ash Skilled Nursing 4900 Cooper Road Cincinnati Hamilton 45242Bradford Place Skilled Nursing 1302 Millville Avenue Hamilton Butler 45013Camelot Arms Care Center Skilled Nursing 2958 Canfield Road Youngstown Mahoning 44511Candlewood Park Skilled Nursing 1835 Belmore Avenue Cleveland Cuyahoga 44112Canton Healthcare Skilled Nursing 1223 North Market Street Canton Stark 44714Chardon Healthcare Center Skilled Nursing 620 Water Street Chardon Geauga 44024Circleville Skilled Nursing 1155 Atwater Avenue Circleville Pickaway 43113Commons at Greenbriar Assisted Living 8060 South Avenue Boardman Mahoning 44512Copley Health Center Skilled Nursing 155 Heritage Woods Drive Copley Summit 44321Crawford Manor Skilled Nursing 1802 Crawford Road Cleveland Cuyahoga 44106Crestwood Care Center Skilled Nursing 225 W.

I got a solicitation in the mail from Bankers Healthcare Group, claiming this "invite only offer" to select pharmacists.  

The surrounding area is healthcare and universities.

And contrary to popular belief, that foundation is not a tech industry that some see as soon tottering but on a health care industry that continues to grow.Those claiming that a tech “invasion” has wrecked San Francisco might be surprised to learn that of the city’s ten largest employers only Salesforce (#3) and Twitter (#10) are in tech.

Here's the problem, I work in healthcare and plead technology ignorance, LOL! 

The city has seen some serious investment from the city along with investment from Promedica, our healthcare provider, which provides thousands of jobs to locals in the area.Along with this, a new company is moving into the area and will be implementing a $400M facility: Peloton.

West Texas currently has the largest oil find, the Mammoth Oil Find, in Texas State History that is expected to last for 10-15 years.Counteracting the oil growth has been a diversification of the local economy, focused on healthcare, education, increased manufacturing, and increased hiring by the government around the metro area.

Wenatchee (East Wenatchee) is expanding their airport currently and has a lot of folks migrating in for the the hydro dams and healthcare, but they are buying homes.