I am also in Colorado Springs and am looking to get started here.Good luck with your expansion!

Provo has a good future for a city with just over 110k pop.1.  430 Million $ Hospital Expansion (2018)2.  

They're in the expansion phase so they're burning cash like there's no tomorrow.

The last infographic I saw the plan seems pretty laid out.http://www.metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Project...While it wouldn't be completed until 2021, it's not that far out to have a property that has low cash flow and then as the expansion makes it's way to an area you are targeting you can increase rent as the transport is a great value add.

Low rates do allow for consumer activity and that is the lion share of the economy, not BIG Business plant expansion (that's occurring where the globalization sent all the jobs over seas). 

These factors include, population growth, economic expansion, and real estate affordability.Real Estate AffordabilityWhen taking real estate affordability into account, crossing San Francisco and Denver off the list immediately is the likely the right choice.

You may also want to consider a HELOC for seed capital or wcap financial resources if you already have properties or for future expansion.

Debt expansion is the only thing that's keeping the world economy afloat right now (especially in the US), look at a chart of credit growth vs.

Best wishes for your expansion.

Ogden has some lower end prices that you'll be hard pressed to find in Salt Lake (unless you go to rosepark) really depends on what type of investment you want.Ogden has less job growth and expansion so lower rents.