@Monica GonzalezInvest in Southern California's B-/C+ areas for appreciation and cash flow, focusing on job growth, population growth, and proximity to amenities.

Check out local job stats and major employers.Population Trends: Areas with growing populations often see rising property values.

The macroeconomics here is rapidly growing - lots of population growth and job growth especially with the many companies moving and developing out here like Intel, Honda, Amazon, Google, Meta, etc.

Primary targets are located in cities (100k+) with positive population growth over the past five years; possessing easily identifiable macroeconomics. 

Anything you buy in Columbus will appreciate like crazy because of great macroeconomics - there's population growth, job growth, and companies like Intel, Google, Amazon, etc. moving and developing here.

I'd also target markets with good population growth & economic drivers that are helping the market progress. 

An NBC News measure of home buying difficulty shows that Hennepin County, where Minneapolis is located, is the second-easiest county to buy a home in compared to the seven counties adjacent to it — even though Hennepin is the most populous county in the state.”Great damn job Minneapolis!!!!

Additionally, is there increasing population or decreating population.

That said, it can be done and done successfully if you plan in advance, build your team (contractors, subs, back ups, lenders, credit with suppliers, escrow/title, real estate attorney, mentor, etc.) get educated on finding (marketing) for deals, rehab costs, locations, market data (like crime rates, school ratings, population growth, job growth, etc), specific market insights like what is most popular and sells for the most in your area, etc

Additionally, Columbus has great macroeconomics and we're seeing so much growth in population and the job market.