In one of the 3 fundamental human needs (food, water, shelter).

It has all the fundamentals for strong growth, yet it’s still priced affordably because it flies under the radar.I’ve put together a 50-page guide that covers everything you need to know about investing in Birmingham.

Most invest in these smaller assets focusing on wrong criteria leading them to markets without meaningful appreciation and even when they do stumble across a market with strong fundamentals they do not understand  real estate finance and/or fail to exit these assets when they the appreciation event occurs wrongly focusing on rental cash flow.The ability to combine a high earning W2 with a sound investment thesis is a winning recipe but not realistic for most.

99.9% of investors who are chasing the 1% rule are solely focused on cash flow and spend no time whatsoever analyzing markets based on fundamentals.

It is a fundamental of all financial analysis.

I understand nobody can predict the future but I just wanted a general idea of where people think the fundamentals are strong.On researching the neighboring markets, I also found the Oswego market interesting.

Long term, fundamentally sound real estate shouldn't be returning 20+% IRRs, historically.  

I tell my clients all the time that the quality of your property will directly determine the quality of your tenants.This is a very important rental property investing fundamental most new investors always forget or ignore simply because they are just too desperate for  "Cash-Flow".

If you can learn to understand the fundamentals of a given market you can make informed investment decisions. 

Market fundamentals and economic factors seem strong and promising.