A couple of the things that I like about this city are:- Population is growing (roughly 2% from 2020 to 2022, and roughly 20% from 2010 to 2022)- Jobs are growing (18% over the last 3 years)- Homes are affordable (Zillow's Home Value Index is $201,512)However, some of the things that concern me are:- Tornado risk- Cash flowAre houses built in Oklahoma City generally built to withstand tornadoes? 

Be cautious of cities that aren't proactive in job attraction; too much growth can lead to strict building regulations, affecting housing value.Other Factors- Favor cities with a crime index that has consistently decreased over a decade.- For appreciation, I look for a minimum of 2.5% YoY growth in median house values over the past 20 years but I don't use this explicitly in calculations.

I realize some people on here may disagree with me but I feel like it is extremely important to build a solid financial base through Index ETFs and savings in high yield savings account.

Deflation is slowly ticking down the various price indexes, despite personal consumption remaining strong.

There was a very informative discussion here on EIUL recently: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/68664-eiuls---equity-indexed-universal-life-insurance

John Burns, who is one of the most reputable sources for real estate data has a daily fear and greed index (love the name)Here are a few things that stuck out to me and I agree as we are seeing this ourselves:1.

I was in an awesome area where the crime index is less than half of Miami, Tampa, Chicago, LA, and NYC.

Just buy Index funds instead.

If an investor wants control, passive investments like index funds are a nonstarter. 

Rates have dropped a bit and then went back up last week due to some junky CPI index data but will start to come back down based on upcoming market reports.