I can only speak for Dayton - there's a lot of opportunities here with a market that has  high rents relative to the prices. 

I am a new real-estate investor looking at flipping properties in a higher end neighborhood.

He's one of the smartest guys I know in the space.

I am ready and will be starting with property number one sometime, hopefully, quarter one of 2025 with a possibly 2 bedroom and 1 bathroom single family home; as this is within my current budget.

They are making some changes in this corridor. I'd keep an eye on ancillary properties that become available. 

Quote from @Mary Jay: Quote from @Jay Hurst: Quote from @Mary Jay: hi guys,so I have a lot of equity in one of my rentals but the interest rates are super low on it. so I dont want to do a cash out refinance on it because I dont want to lose the 3% interest rate on it.I want to get some cash out of it via Heloc or another vehicle,  so I could buy another rental, but its not my primary, so I cant get a HELOC on it from lots of banks....I think PenFed does helocs on rentals, but because I have more than 5 rentals, I dont qualify for their HELOC loan.IS there a bank that would give a HELOC/cash on a rental?

One thing to remember is that even within a specific market there can be subtle differences in areas.

Building components:Most SPF lumber comes from Canada.Most of our copper for wiring comes from Mexico.Most of our metal fixtures come from China.Tariffs and economic wars.  

I shared the concept with all of my friends, and not one of them did it.

@Emily Pena building houseboat community in anticipation of rising sea levels?