Affordability makes these markets key attractions, compared to the national housing landscape, combined with expected home value appreciation and the rapid speed of home sales.

Oregon is a very small market and growing rapidly.

There were MANY economic reasons why this particular property was going to do well in the future including one of the factors that Brooklyn was Gentrifying Rapidly!

Columbus offers a lot of potential for future growth with many big-tech companies either moving into the market or expanding their business here, which is contributing to rapid economic development.

I'm in Maine if it helps, and not Portland/Lewiston but a rapidly growing city no less.

Some areas in MI to consider: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Petoskey/Charlevoix Area...

Minor rehab will bring value up in a rapidly-gentrifying area.

Balloon" framing (1920's I believe).Radon.Plaster and lathe instead of sheet rock (pre 1950's) or plaster and wire mesh variations (50's) more solid than sheetrock but a real b*tch to repair or demo if you're remodeling.You've got Galvy plumbing but also need to look out for other kinds of outdated plumbing like clay sewer lines (pre-1930's, prone to collapsing, bellies, root intrusion), cast iron (1950's, often rusted and/or cracked by now), and PB (polybutylene, gray-colored water pipes, 1980's, prone to rapid degradation and subsequent bursting, mostly gone by now).Buried Oil Tanks-- Do you have those there?

I live and invest up in Cedar Rapids, so I'd love to connect in the near future.Best Regards,Matt

I created this list about a year ago so the quality of these areas have probably changed as Memphis is rapidly growing.