Thriving restaurant scene, great beer, legal weed, 300 days of sun and the mountains right there. 

You are providing service to your clients for years to come and the only way you are able to survive and thrive as a service provider is by offering your service at a fair price...but a profitable one as well

My business relies upon and thrives upon word of mouth, but it goes both ways.

By the way, as an experienced investor/agent in the thriving and affordable Maryland/DC metropolitan area, I have access to great wholesale deals as low as $65,000, with a ARV of $300,000+.I would love to provide you with any answers or information you may need to become more aware of the opportunities in my neck of the woods.

On the Washington Post 'Best Books of 2016' list, I stumbled across this gem:'Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City' by Matthew DesmondDust jacket: “Evicted” immerses readers in the lives of families and individuals trapped in — or thriving off — the private-rental market for the poor, a brutal world in which landlords have all the power and tenants feel all the pain.

Good example of real estate investors boosting the economy and also keeping local communities thriving.

This will usually keep you out of the war zones and in decent working class areas.These homes can be had [even though its getting tougher] for under $50k rent ready if you do some or most of the work yourself.Of course there are variables up and down the scale and I know landlords that thrive in the lower end realm, as mentioned above.I live in Greenwood as well & I don't think you will find ANY livable home here for under $70k.That doesn't mean that you can't go to a nice Indianapolis suburb and find something that is a good investment.  

I will thrive.

The rental market is thriving and the market is shifting upward.

Fact being there are way more thriving small businesses in Northern Liberties. there will always be a nice chunk of Frankford-Kensington sections dedicated for intense riff-raff.