Was once a more prominent place when agriculture and oil/gas industries employed more rural folks, there were more family farms etc but  just like the countless other hundreds of small towns in KS it is likely dying a slow death.If you want to invest in KS - I think being an out of stater you'd have better luck sticking to larger population centers such as Garden City, Dodge City, El Dorado, Lawrence, Manhattan, Wichita area, Hutchinson, etc etc - I'm not a big fan of Wal Mart - but find places with a Dillons Grocery Store (part of the Kroger family) or Wal Mart in town - those are your larger population centers here that will be a bit more sustainable and have more opportunity than a dying rural town with no industry.Same thing would likely apply in Nebraska, OK and I'd assume other plains states - if you can find a Wal Mart and a large major chain Grocery store in town, they've done most of the market study for you already proving there is something sustainable there.  

I am looking at buying a house when I return to Nebraska.

Hey guys, my name is Ian Bridge, I'm a real estate agent in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Shingle roofs don't last long here in the southeast USA.

Hi everyone, I am working on starting my own property management company in South East  Florida.

I would suggest posting in the Nebraska forum to see if any local people have some recommendations for you. 

It does have a large transient population, but Southeast San Diego and National City are rougher areas than OB.

Ok i am just curious about the owner occupancy guidelines on a fha loan...it says you must reside in the property for atleast one year..ok ive been in the house for 4 years so im not worried about that but then i found out that the loan is backed by NIFA ( nebraska investment finacial authority) and they say you must be in the home for the life of the mortgage but they state that if you dont occupy the home for a continuos year all that happens is you cant deduct the interest on the mortgage for income tax purposes..but it in another spot it also says they might be able to foreclose or want full payment of loan if your found to not be the occupant..so can i rent my house out or what??

My name is Mike Mills and I live in Holdrege, Nebraska.

I've got some flats in west London (Ealing) which I self-manage (actually from where I live in Bergen in Norway). 4 websites which I found were very helpful for learning more about UK property investment are:1. www.thepropertyhub.net (similar to Real Pockets but UK based and on a much smaller scale).2. www.propertytribes.com3. www.propertygeek.net4. www.thepropertyvoice.netHope you find these useful - I'm sure that you will.Please let me know if you would like any specific recommendations about resources to be found on these websites (podcasts, forums, articles, books etc.) or if I can be of any further help.Interestingly, Southampton is one of the places that I've been considering for my next investment as the rental yields in London (and indeed large parts of South-East England) are now so low due to property prices being so high.