It's market is extremely active and will remain so for a little while longer; the solidity is grounded in geographic location, climate, diverse employment base (ever expanding), higher education, no state sales tax, hospitality/tourism, music and entertainment, the list goes on and on. 

When I asked the HUD experienced realtor he said that locally HUD was under pressure to sell to a more diverse clientele--and I was a single female so that was likely an incentive for HUD to give greater consideration to my offer. 

Orlando is a super diverse market with a lot going on.

Louis is an awesome market for investors because of the diversity in the market, inventory and the ability to utilize multiple investing strategies with opportunities for success within one market. 

I got all a decent amount under the "asking" price but I think you have a little leverage when you're either the first offer or the entire investment ecosystem has passed on the property at the list price. 

Both have strong economic and demographic fundamentals (i.e. diverse economies, growing jobs and populations) and for that reason, would put Detroit in the same category.

I started just by listening to podcasts during my commutes to and from work, and the BP podcasts especially are pretty diverse in that you get a taste of several different strategies just by listening to the interviews.

NJ is the most diverse state in America.

So the ability to diversity into multiple markets with excellent returns would be one thing. 

What's the job diversity, population growth in this market/submarket?