To explore out-of-state markets, consider population growth, job growth, and diverse industries.

I dont know the area, or the county for that matter, whatsoever.I did some preliminary due diligence on Clinton, including 5-year population trends, demographics, rental rates published, and some other region-specific data. 

In 1983 1.8% of population was accredited and today 13.85% is.

When you look at job growth and population growth, it looks positive to me.

Use census and trend data to evaluate overall markets - population growth, age, job growth, industry diversification etc.

At only -700k population, it has the lowest unemployment of any top 25 city, and those folks need homes.

And finally, even if you do pick the "winner", there are good reasons to doubt whether"investing" in bitcoin or the winning crypto will actually produce long-term returns that outpace those of alternative assets like businesses and real estate.Point 1: A strong crypto might emerge to challenge national currencies and be taken as a serious currency for daily use by a major percentage of the world's population.

I feel the Greater tyler area is slow because population is not as explosive as DFW. 

Most of the population moved to the surrounding suburbs or other cities and abandoned the downtown area, causing it to become a center for poverty, drugs, homelessness, and crime.

Your situation is different than the majority of people on the boards and the general population; you have a paycheck for life.