Here's info on Huntsville:Now Alabama’s largest city, Huntsville’s military (Redstone Arsenal), space (NASA), telecommunications (ADTRAN, AT&T), biotechnology (Hudson Alpha), diversified manufacturing (Toyota/Mazda, Polaris) and a variety of emerging specialties provide challenging work (#5 Best Places for Career Opportunities) in delightful surroundings (#3 Best Places to Live in the US).

Good luck Leverage can kill a portfolio in sub $100,000 houses.Really need to get "down and dirty" in your preferred market.Negotiating hard, buying cheap, manufacturing the equity with sweat equity per se.Refinancing if it makes sense and doing again.God help anyone doing BRRR from out of state.Just my opinion 

Most notably is Intel investing $20 billion to build chip manufacturing plants just outside of Columbus in Logan county.

The constricted building, tech and manufacturing job growth with the Tesla factory and data centers, will drive demand, appreciation, and pricing up in the next few years.

The economy is thriving in several areas -- pharmaceutical, medical, IT, Distribution centers, manufacturing, government defense, sports, convention center -- a wide variety, so we aren't depending on only one type of industry. 

Milwaukee has plenty of great areas for investing including many of the areas that have been big in the manufacturing in the past and are now being revitalized.

They have great paints, consistent colors and consistent bases and can mix up pretty much any color from another manufacturer.

It is a much more affordable market to get into, yet we are seeing great appreciation returns, with a stable job market to include education, solar, energy, manufacturing and military presence requiring housing for all.

.- Manufacturing Companies: The City-Data forum post lists several major manufacturing employers in Cookeville, such as Fleetguard, Ficosa, and Tenneco.

Even if this were a fairly new toilet, the handle could break due to a manufacture default or poor installation.A new handle costs less than $10 and can be installed by anyone.