I am a realtor and investor in the greater Charlotte metro area.

I think the New England coast will continue to outpace many other metro areas in for job & population growth in the next 10+ years.

If rent growth fails to outpace inflation, you have to get a job to supplement your diminishing rental income.Las Vegas Metro AreaBelow is a map showing the Las Vegas metro situation.Las Vegas is a small island of private land surrounded by a vast expanse of federal land.

I totally agree, so many properties there are new and beautiful that there needs to be *something* to really stand outYou make a really good point re: no plan B, and in general I’ve seen the home values in that market depreciating (assuming because of the boom / growth in supply in the last couple years).I might be wrong here but I assumed that a general trade off between vacation market and metro areas would generally be that strs in vacation markets don’t really have a plan BI’m pretty split at the moment, but really appreciate your thoughts

A plumber in a metro area?

Our current market (Phoenix metro) is overpriced for flippers or fix to rent but I am on the lookout for a wholesaler that is finding deals that pencil in our market.  

If anyone has any advice on starting construction, good place to find cheaper trim, doors, cabinets LVP etc, or even people in the Minneapolis/north metro that you would recommend for the job I would love to hear it.

And keep in mind in a major metro area there will be investors and investor groups that will out bid you on anything that is remotely a deal.

When we wholesale in Denver metro its usually 78-80% ARV, we would only go lower if it was a slightly riskier deal (no good comps, stigmatized area, layout that might not make sense, house will be listed in the winter).Having said that our flippers are still having success with those number because of how hot the Denver area is. 

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)