Rochester and Buffalo I don't cover, but I know they've both remained fairly stable over the past couple decades.Depending on your goals and longterm strategy, you have many markets to choose from here with different strengths and weaknesses.

I see this as a strength for the focused investor because it prevents institutional buyers from hording all the tax liens with block purchases.ANSWER:  Rather than looking nationally, you should look local. 

Every syndication group has their strength.

The oath of kings and champions.I declare I am not perfect.I trust there will be challenges to surmount, and I swear on the graves of all that have passed before me, and the power of this universe…I will fight through the challenges with all my soul, all my spirit, all the strength I have inside me.I swear I will outwork any and all human beings that come before me.

@Anna Buffkin, it's great that you guys play to your strengths and make it work!

I don't want to swing a hammer or plunge a toilet and the whole idea of collecting rent  or taking folks to court when I could be putting a loan together for an investor, closing and getting paid is completely foreign to me.Read "Strength's Finder" by the Gallup organization and it may give you direction of where your strength's lie.Best of luckStephanie

Right now I feel like my strength in REI is more on the management and Reno side, so probably want a local deal or two before venturing out, but need to search long and hard to make #s work in Northern NJ.

One if the strengths you gave is that the problem is not going to be unique to you, as buyer.

The reasons are basically 3.1)  the virus have a hard effect in the economy, that was showing signs of loosing strength.2) Specifically RE market was also showing signs of loosing momentum, where price of properties were sky rocketing with very low returns3) RE market has too many leveraged investorsLet me go more deep on each topic:1) the economy suffered  big Shock.  

One of the strengths of Toledo Ohio is its neighborhoods.