The rent-to-price ratios in many neighborhoods are strong, and the city’s population is finally growing again after decades of decline.One thing that stands out to me is Detroit’s median home price—around $95k—which is far below comparable cities of its size in terms of population.

Positive Home Value Growth ForecastWhile the pace of home value appreciation is expected to moderate, Zillow forecasts a 2.8% increase in Buffalo’s home values for 2025, indicating continued market strength.In summary, Buffalo’s combination of strong job growth, relative affordability, limited housing inventory, strategic location, and positive home value forecasts solidify its status as the nation’s hottest housing market for 2025.

The neighborhood has been flourishing, making this incident highly unusual.What initially drew me to the property was the potential for high rent and strong cash flow.

It’s been a strong performer ever since.

Blue Ridge is a strong market with plenty of potential.

If you want to buy  STR or MTR, i recommend buying next to hospitals there or near strong economic bases.

The big pros are the strong job market (lots of major employers), good population growth, and still-reasonable entry prices.

It is why postive cashflow is important.More to the point on cashflow, I'm saying that properties that cashflow only enough to pay for the PITI payment don't sound like strong investments (for me at this moment**) if what it would require is substantial cash reserves (which I dont have because im just getting in).

We are ok with no or even slight negative cashflow since it would be a strong equity position for us if we hold it. 

I strongly, strongly recommend not doing this.