There are legitimate negative macro-economic factors that deter folks from Chicago, but when you break it down by neighborhoods, there are still tons of areas that have positive net migration, job growth and large enough spreads that more than offset our lovely tenant-friendly environment :). 

Answering those two questions will allow people to give good tailored suggestions.I'm using raw Podio with my own custom automations until my CRM company is ready for me to migrate into. 

You want job growth, cash flow, migration, and stability.

I'm trying to find recent data on migration patterns.

There are five things I look at when evaluating a market that I am interested in investing in: Unemployment Rate, Average Household Income, Population Migration, Average Days on Market, and Average Sales Price.

Suburban migration will be next

At the same time, there is another very unique trend going on that had been present in the past as well - Mass Migration.

There are plenty of great neighborhoods that have a positive net migration and economic growth. 

I see a moderate southern migration as a bit inevitable.

I do not know about the specific area mentioned here other than the news stories.What I do know from talking with lots of investors is that the cold and rust belt states except for urban core in a lot of instances are dying off.I see many retail centers going dark, home values falling, older generations are migrating away to warmer climate states.I am sure there are some absolute gem areas in the colder climate states with pockets to invest in.